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BVAL marketed its bond valuation methods as sophisticated but sometimes based the valuation on a single broker quote, the SEC said.

The MSRB's CEO sat down to discuss regulatory developments in 2023, the board's efforts on technology and other topics.

Some industry observers still question the need for machine-readable municipal disclosure.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Finance Abuse Division began looking in new directions, charging five different firms with violating 15c2-12 limited offering exemptions in addition to going after issuer officials.

Regulators have ambitious plans for 2023, which include best execution and time of trade proposals.

PNC Capital Markets has agreed to pay almost $200,000 to settle with the SEC over a failure to meet disclosure requirements in connection with 36 limited offerings.

Brandon Comer said the SEC's case alleging breach of fiduciary duty against him lacks evidence, but a federal judge refused to end the case.

The regulation would establish a universal standard requiring dealers in any transaction with a customer to use reasonable diligence to get the customer the best price.

The latest version of a controversial financial disclosure bill includes changes that benefit muni issuers after a major push by the public finance lobby.

The industry's biggest lobbying group also said it sees continued threats from regulation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's 2020 amendments to rule 15c2-11 on the publication of quotes by broker dealers won't be enforced until 2025.

Ruben James Rojas agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay a $50,000 fine after the Securities and Exchange Commission found that he misled bond investors in connection with a $100 million offering.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's FY 2022 results show the Commission filed 760 enforcement actions and recovered $6.4 billion in penalties and disgorgement, a 9% increase from FY 2021.

The City of Rochester, New York, and its former finance director appear set in fighting SEC charges that they defrauded investors in connection with a 2019 bond offering.

The MSRB will seek comment on Rule G-3 on professional qualifications that would add an exemption for muni advisors having to requalify in instances where their qualification had lapsed.

Dave Sanchez urged local officials to be wary of certain structures that proved unprofitable during the last downturn.

Any new legislation should fit the "unique" nature of the municipal bond market, Sanchez said.

The former municipal advisor Porter Bingham has been sentenced to four months imprisonment and two years term of supervised release following his fraudulent billing to the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi in connection with a 2015 bond offering.

An audience poll during the National Association of Bond Lawyers' Workshop indicated that offering and disclosure fraud were among the highest concerns for the muni market.

Even without formal rules tailored to the municipal market, ESG integration will likely come to the muni market faster than expected.