Law and regulation

The addition of Turner-Bond as a partner will deepen Orrick's public finance practice's P3 expertise.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., also said implementation of the data standards law may be tricky with the change of administrations.

Jason Akers, partner at Foley & Judell, vows to fight to keep the municpial bond tax-exemption in his new role.

The two attorneys who joined Chapman were part of the team who worked on CommonSpirit's massive financing in 2019.

John Hallacy of John Hallacy Consulting and Rich Ciccarone, president emeritus of Merritt Research Services, talk with Chip Barnett about the municipal bond business over the past 40 years. They take a look back at where the industry has been, where it is and where it will be going.

Dealer groups look forward to the upcoming meetings to discuss the future of Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board fees.

The amendments add a new section to Rule G-12 to align with Exchange Act Rule 15c6-2.

SIFMA's Leslie Norwood joins Bond Buyer Executive Editor Kyle Glazier for a discussion about the regulatory and legislative outlook for broker-dealers. (17 minutes)

SEC Muni Office Chief Dave Sanchez gave issuer officials some updates on implementation of the transparency law.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is gearing up for its change to a one minute reporting window, slated for the first quarter of the year.

Vern Breland has agreed to pay a $35,000 fine and is permanently barred from participating in future municipal securities offerings.

Jena Watson, who has nearly 30 years of experience, moved over from HomeBank.

Missouri's move to directly regulate asset managers on ESG-related matters marks a new front on the ESG battleground.

The bondholders charge bad faith in negotiations and want no plan employed until all appeals are exhausted.

The MSRB has received approval from the SEC for its amendments to Rules G-12 on uniform practice and G-15 on confirmation, clearance, and settlement practices.

Attorneys general from 16 states filed an amicus brief supporting Oakland and San Francisco's climate change lawsuit against oil companies.

A change by the IRS increases the Permanent School Fund's capacity by nearly 86%, allowing its triple-A school bond guarantee to be widely available again.

The repercussions of the train derailment in Ohio are a rallying cry for regulation.

The bill would allow information about the financial impact of ballot measures to be placed in the voter information guide, rather than on the ballot.

Comments for the proposal are in and many urge the Commission to drop the proposal it due to the overlap of existing MSRB and FINRA rules.