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The maximum allowable issuance under the SEC's temporary exemption is $20 million.

Analysts say closer to 100% of issuers should be disclosing COVID-19 impacts, when in actuality, that number is much lower.

During a Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee meeting Monday, members said they anticipate volatility as issuers await word on future stimulus, vaccines for COVID-19 and try to figure out what to disclose to investors.

The Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee will discuss the impacts of the pandemic on the muni market amid growing uncertainty.

If changes are made to regulating alternative trading systems, it would be the biggest change to the regulation of fixed income trading platforms since 1998.

From June to July, not many municipal advisors relied on the SEC's temporary exemption and some sources say they don't expect it to be heavily used.

Eliseo Sampayo was fined $20,000, half of which will go to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board for violating its rules.

An independent municipal advisor said recent efforts made by broker-dealer advocacy groups are part of a "membership battle."

SIFMA said Friday it had filed suit in Federal court in Washington D.C. asking the court to vacate the SEC’s Temporary Conditional Exemption.

The pandemic presents new challenges to regulators examining municipal advisor firms.

Changes to the MSRB come a year after the proposal of legislation that would decrease the size of the board and increase the cooling off period for public board members.

Marshall will still keep her position as chief compliance officer as she also takes on the role of interim chief regulatory officer. Lanny Schwartz left his position as chief regulatory officer almost a year ago.

Market participants say issuer coronavirus disclosures have stagnated due to tax season and issuer fears of future legal ramifications.

This is the latest case to involve 'flipping' — improperly allocating bonds meant for retail customers and instead selling them to other market participants — following multiple related actions made by the SEC over the years.

Several groups are arguing their case to keep their seats on a smaller board.

Conditions under a recently announced temporary exemption are narrow, SEC staff said, despite push back from dealers.

Jay Clayton's recent testimony to federal lawmakers was "troubling," the dealer group said in a letter to the SEC chairman.

Despite criticism, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board said the calculator will help track the timeliness of secondary market disclosures.

Lawyers say there could be some nuanced changes on how the SEC approaches enforcement if Clayton does leave for the U.S. Attorney job.

The SEC released an emergency order Tuesday that would allow municipal advisors to facilitate some private placement deals, which have seen an uptick during the pandemic.