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Democrats could attempt to revive Build America Bonds as part of a bipartisan infrastructure bill following their House victory.

The first meeting for several new board members included discussions with other regulators and groups, the MSRB said Monday.

The number of MSRB-registered dealers has fallen by almost one-third since 2009 and FINRA and the MSRB have some concerns about it.

The municipal securities market is slowly looking more like the stock market.

The MSRB needs to better explain the mock advertisements in its compliance resource, a pair of industry groups told the board this week.

Groups active in the muni market are spending millions of dollars to influence policy and elect candidates, records show.

The Bond Dealers of America has formed a Fixed Income Market Structure Working Group to advise regulators, lawmakers and market participants on structural changes in the fixed income industry and marketplace.

The MSRB's guidance on social media use by muni advisors under its new advertising rule could use some work, market participants said.

Where the SEC's Rick Fleming sees potential benefits, broker-dealers see burdensome, duplicative work.

The top executives of FINRA, the MSRB, and some industry groups received total compensation of more than $1 million, The Bond Buyer’s latest survey of compensation levels at 23 municipal market-related groups shows.