Broker dealers

The sharp decline in trading spreads since 2005 was driven mainly by regulation and technological changes, according to the MSRB's chief economist.

An SEC advisory committee heard critics say the muni market is lacking in pre-trade price transparency and that hurts retail investors. But industry officials said MSRB rules have vastly improved muni market transparency.

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

The San Francisco-based broker-dealer is expanding its offerings into taxables, coinciding with an increase in issuance in that space.

After a bumpy but overall successful launch of markup disclosure, the muni industry looks ahead to regulatory scrutiny and finding ways to use the new data.

The number of muni market dealers has fallen off even as trading activity remained stable, an MSRB report finds.

Bell, a public finance investment banker, founded the Charles A. Bell Securities Corp.

Muni market groups told the MSRB that its latest FAQs about municipal advisors need to more clearly integrate existing guidance from both the board and the SEC to avoid creating confusion.

The web-based, shared content trading muni platform is adding new features and launching ETF and corporate bond software