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Top figures in public finance have weighed in on important events at this year's Infrastructure event.

"If the open jacket policy is actually implemented—which we in the defense bar hope is the case—it would be a welcome reform," one attorney said.

Serving on MSRB's Board of Directors over the past four years has been a privilege and an honor.

BDA plans to hold the fly-ins twice a year, CEO Mike Nicholas said.

The SEC-approved amendments will become effective in two stages, the MSRB said.

Sanchez cited affordable housing and "project-based" types of transactions as areas "where we are seeing … lawyers more openly engaging in structuring that might be problematic." 

"As soon as you step back from the table, you may wind up on it," NABL's chief policy officer said.

If the SEC grants exemptive relief to firms seeking to offer a multi-class structure, "we will see more ETFs of actively managed municipal bond strategies."

Ryan's selection may indicate an SEC aiming to resolve more violations by other means than enforcement actions, one lawyer said.

The ultimately unrealized threat to the municipal bond tax-exemption and infrastructure needs were among the drivers of bond sales.

Attorneys with expertise in municipal disclosure say issuers who land on the list of "sanctuary" jurisdictions need to at minimum do an analysis of how it may impact their obligations.

The pair is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 13.

Little Rock, Arkansas-based Stephens Inc. consented to FINRA's findings without admitting or denying them.

The spaceport PAB statute was crafted in a way that's likely to appeal to the tax-exempt bond market. Nixon Peabody's Johnny Hutchinson said.

"We're always happy to have these conversations," Sanchez said during a virtual conference co-hosted by XBRL US and the University of Denver.

Vivian Altman, Nancy Feldman, Daniel Hartman and JoLinda L. Herring slated to serve four-year terms starting Oct. 1.

The port, which operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, received a Moody's Ratings upgrade ahead of a $761 million revenue bond deal slated for next week.

The meeting will be held on July 23 and 24.

Randall "Randy" Miller, Chad Miller and Jeffrey De Laveaga were charged by the SEC with creating false documents that were provided to investors in two municipal bond offerings.

SROs "are now being guided by individuals who lack a deep real-world understanding of the markets they oversee," the trade association said in a letter to the House Financial Services Committee.