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Recently announced streamlining and rumored budget cuts and layoffs at SIFMA are causing market participants to worry about its commitment to municipal securities.
October 12 -
Groups active in the muni market are spending millions of dollars to influence policy and elect candidates, records show.
October 11 -
The Libor changeover isn't officially due for three years, but the change could have big ramifications for munis and is already underway.
October 2 -
SIFMA is publishing a new model document that it says should help underwriters avoid regulatory risk.
September 27 -
The MSRB's guidance on social media use by muni advisors under its new advertising rule could use some work, market participants said.
September 19 -
Where the SEC's Rick Fleming sees potential benefits, broker-dealers see burdensome, duplicative work.
September 18 -
Widespread use of the bid-wanted process as a price discovery tool could hurt market integrity, the MSRB believes.
September 7 -
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.
September 7 -
Muni market groups claimed victory after federal banking regulators moved to treat munis like all other types of Level 2B HQLA.
August 23 -
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.”
August 22