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A letter co-sgned by Bond Dealers of America and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association urges the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to institute its 2024 rate card, for fear that reverting back to 2023 levels would be disruptive for dealers.

SEC Muni Office Chief Dave Sanchez gave issuer officials some updates on implementation of the transparency law.

The rulemaking board is prepping for a machine-readable future.

Smaller issuers will find it easier to tell their stories to investors who are looking to customize their portfolios.

The MSRB board member has joined the Institute's public finance team.

The second board meeting of FY 2024 will also see the board mull whether it should modernize its dealer supervision rule.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's 2023 audited financial statement shows the board collected an additional $19 million in revenue as compared with the 2022.

The filing cuts the current 15 minutes standard reporting window down to one minute in what the MSRB describes as an effort to improve transparency.

Insurance companies and banks have collectively reduced their municipal bond holdings by $102 billion, or 10% in just nine months in 2023.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is coming under fire from broker-dealer and municipal advisor groups for what those groups see as an opaque process.

The regulator is looking for three tech savvy compliance experts.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is gearing up for its change to a one minute reporting window, slated for the first quarter of the year.

Bond Buyer Executive Editor Kyle Glazier discusses the coming year in D.C. with Bond Dealers of America's Brett Bolton. (15 minutes)

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's request for comment on Rule G-12(c) on inter-dealer confirmations should eliminate the provision altogether as many of its applications have been rendered obsolete.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is looking to fill three positions on its board for the 2025 fiscal year.

The board is asking market participants to submit input on how their rules and practices generally impact small firms.

The first fees filed under the MSRB's new rate card model are in line with expectations,but its long term budget growth has some worried about its future.

The law promises major changes to how issuers disclose data.

The board expects to have FY 2024 fees filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission before Dec. 1.

"Nothing is off the table in terms of looking at who we can potentially charge," said Brian Fagel, assistant director of the SEC's Public Finance Abuse Unit.