Municipal advisors

Sanchez was instrumental in drafting the municipal advisory regulatory regime during his previous stint at the SEC.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has closed its second comment period on Rule G-46, collecting three responses.

The Chicago-based organization is more than a quarter century old and intent on growing.

SIFMA had argued that the SEC's temporary exemption order for municipal advisors was arbitrary and capricious.

The organization sought to increase representation of underrepresented minorities and women on its municipal market advisory groups.

The transition away from Libor presents challenges for small issuers with fewer resources to evaluate legacy contracts.

Groups believe that the draft compliance resources contain some useful information, though they could be construed as creating new compliance requirements.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has begun accepting applications for two regulated and two public board positions until Feb. 7.

Unregistered municipal advisor activity and breaches of fiduciary duty remain priorities.

The change of plea hearing is set for Thursday in a federal court in Mississippi.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will begin accepting applications for two public and two regulated representatives to join its 15-member board.

The case may turn on whether the SEC’s temporary order is capable of repetition and evading review.

The presence of unregistered — and potentially unqualified — advisors providing municipal advisory services to state and local governments and other municipal entities is a cause for concern and greater regulatory scrutiny.

Officials from multiple regulators came together on Thursday for a detailed discussion about municipal advisory regulation.

Erring on the side of caution and good documentation are key to managing conflicts of interest

The proposed guidance does not indicate any particular problems with compliance, the MSRB said.

A firm and its two principals have been charged for an improper fee-splitting arrangement under the relatively new regulatory regime for municipal advisors.

Making the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility a permanent emergency lending program would be “valuable and forward thinking," Connecticut Treasurer Shawn Wooden told a House subcommittee.

Muni advisors can dialogue with regulators on key obligations from multiple perspectives

The MSRB has announced an extension for municipal bond advisors seeking Series 54 certification, moving the compliance date from to Nov. 30, 2021, from Nov.12.