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Sen. John Kennedy introduced the bill in April, and is attempting to move it forward. It would overhaul MSRB board membership rules, particularly for members representing the public.

The monitorship plan will extend until Sept. 13 for seven assisted living facilities he is trying to liquidate.

Allison Herren Lee is short on direct municipal market experience, but has a well-rounded background as a securities lawyer.

Both BDA and SIFMA have now both asked the SEC not to grant regulatory relief to PFM, one of the largest municipal advisors in the business.

The SEC approved the changes to Rule G-11 on primary offerings and Rule G-32 on disclosures in connection with primary offerings late last week after a two-year review process by the MSRB.

Investors will still lose big as the SEC's case against Dwayne Edwards and Todd Barker is now all but over.

A PFM letter caused a firestorm among dealer groups who say that if municipal advisors want to engage in broker-dealer activities, they need to register as such.

Brogdon's high personal spending and failure to sell his assets spell an end to the usefulness of his repayment plan, the SEC told a federal judge.

The new events became effective in late February, and hundreds of Event 15 disclosures have filed in, with just a handful of Event 16 filings.

The judge ruled for Peter Cannava, who had denied wrongdoing even after Wells Fargo and other defendants settled charges.