MSRB

The Commission approved changes to MSRB Rule G-14 on customer transaction reporting, paving the way for dealers and stakeholders to work with the MSRB to establish a reasonable path forward.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found that the firm had not included the non-transaction-based compensation indicator on 23,000 municipal securities transactions.

The commission charged the municipal advisors $1.3 million in penalties due to recordkeeping failures stemming from use of unmonitored communications, such as text messages, to conduct business.

A report by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association shows that the move to a T+1 settlement cycle has struck the right balance between increasing efficiencies and mitigating risk.

The data comes from a new MSRB study, on a topic related to a 2023 report.

Dealers are welcoming the widening of the exceptions to manual trades and de minimis trading activity but are still asking regulators to prove why such a move is necessary.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority adds Morgan Stanley to the growing list of firms charged with mark-up and mark-down failures on municipal securities transactions.

The amendments to MSRB rule A-12 on registration would cause bank dealers to disclose associated persons, the same requirements that currently apply to non-bank dealers.

The three new members will serve four-year terms beginning with the board's new fiscal year in October.

Regulators indicated they may prefer the use of Financial Instrument Global Identifiers for securities.