SIFMA

Regulators already have a template around which to build an exemption from Volcker for tender option bonds, wrote SIFMA's Michael Decker.

Recently announced streamlining and rumored budget cuts and layoffs at SIFMA are causing market participants to worry about its commitment to municipal securities.

Groups active in the muni market are spending millions of dollars to influence policy and elect candidates, records show.

The Libor changeover isn't officially due for three years, but the change could have big ramifications for munis and is already underway.

SIFMA is publishing a new model document that it says should help underwriters avoid regulatory risk.

The MSRB's guidance on social media use by muni advisors under its new advertising rule could use some work, market participants said.

Where the SEC's Rick Fleming sees potential benefits, broker-dealers see burdensome, duplicative work.

Widespread use of the bid-wanted process as a price discovery tool could hurt market integrity, the MSRB believes.

The top executives of FINRA, the MSRB, and some industry groups received total compensation of more than $1 million, The Bond Buyer’s latest survey of compensation levels at 23 municipal market-related groups shows.

Muni market groups claimed victory after federal banking regulators moved to treat munis like all other types of Level 2B HQLA.

A report on cyber-related risks released Wednesday by S&P Global warned that “a successful attack on an entity with limited resources could have a credit impact.”

The MSRB's new FAQs examine an issue on which municipal advisor firms have been seeking guidance for months.

The CFTC is set to decide how much swap activity necessitates inclusion in the swap dealer regulatory regime.

An "anemic" first quarter gave way to a much stronger second quarter for the muni market, SIFMA found.

Underwriters and issuers agree that G-17 disclosures have become boilerplate and excessive, but diverge on whether a complete opt-out should be allowed.

The MSRB is hurrying to release multiple rounds of guidance on its pending muni advisor advertising rule, but industry groups say the first round could use some polish.

The resource document the MSRB released Thursday is designed to help dealers comply with rule changes on markup disclosures to retail investors that took effect on May 14.

Will a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy in the VRDO market be dismissed early?

Changes the Federal Reserve Board made in 2016 to its Liquidity Coverage Ratio rules would treat munis more restrictively than other, similar Level 2B high quality liquid assets.

The new service will save dealer firms time and effort as they enter into muni underwriting syndicates.