Municipal advisors

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The hire by Missouri-based Stifel comes as some broker-dealers trim ranks amid weak issuance.

The SEC's Examination Division will focus on solicitor municipal advisors' compliance with new MSRB Rule G-46, which goes into effect on Mar. 1, 2024.

A recent paper reveals a combination of factors results in savings for issuers.

Municipal Capital Markets Group, Columbia Capital Management and Caine Mitter and Associates moved into the top 10, while Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and Swap Financial Group were ousted.

The Republican ESG bill calls for studies on key muni market issues, including bans on soliciting business, ESG disclosure and investment decisions by underfunded state and local pension plans.

Jerry Ford returns to fill the slot left open by Jill Jaworski.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is seeking an MA candidate to replace Jill Jaworski as she leaves to become the chief financial officer of the City of Chicago.

The acquisition closed Friday and all nine employees, who provide municipal and healthcare advisory services and treasury consulting services, joined PFM.

The Securities and Exchange has updated its frequently asked questions page for the registration of municipal advisors, providing guidance on Form MA, Form MA-I and Form MA-NR

Municipal securities could be exempt from the proposal and the Commission invites commenters to lay out why that should be the case.

Brandon Comer said the SEC's case alleging breach of fiduciary duty against him lacks evidence, but a federal judge refused to end the case.

The change would give broker dealers, municipal securities dealers and municipal advisors until Jan. 31 to annually affirm the information on Form A-12, among other changes.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has announced its fifteen-member Compliance Advisory Group for the 2023 fiscal year, which includes eleven women and four men.

While the MSRB's compliance resources are not a rule and it has not been filed with the SEC, one can infer that following the same will be beneficial should the SEC inquire.  

Nathaniel Singer, who has nearly four decades of experience in municipal derivatives and advisory space, has joined PFM.

The City of Rochester, New York, and its former finance director appear set in fighting SEC charges that they defrauded investors in connection with a 2019 bond offering.