SEC

Mary Simpkins, who joined the SEC's Office of Municipal Securities in November 1997, is retiring.

While the White Lake, Michigan, township hack is the best-known and publicly disclosed cyberattack, there have been others. Some issuers and firms are reluctant to share these experiences publicly.

The American Securities Association in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said an SEC order should be set aside because the MSRB is unconstitutionally structured.

One California city has found that corralling a joint powers authority isn't easy.

Hilltop and other firms say more recent SEC off-channel communications settlements eliminated "costly and burdensome" requirements that were imposed on them.

The change, which marked a move away from recent norms, was made since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, the people told Reuters.

The SEC's muni office chief stopped short of saying there might be enforcement imminent.

The comments come after SEC asked for feedback on the collection of information in Rule 15c2-12.

The Proposed Joint Rules leave many questions unanswered regarding the FDTA's ultimate impact on the municipal securities industry.

Panelists at the SEC, FINRA and MSRB joint Compliance Outreach Program looked at the state of municipal advisor regulation and how the Commission could respond going forward.