Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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SIFMA released two new model documents to reflect the senior managing underwriter’s role to make standard disclosures as well as its own dealer transaction specific disclosures to keep up with changes to the MSRB's fair dealing rule.
May 13 -
The central bank will disclose information on a monthly basis about its Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility and its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility.
May 12 -
BB&T failed to submit accurate minimum denomination and maximum interest rates to the MSRB’s Short-Term Obligation Rate Transparency (SHORT) System in 3,710 instances, FINRA found.
May 8 -
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments this fall in California v. Texas.
May 7 -
The SEC encouraged issuers to provide investors with forward-looking information as to how the pandemic will affect future finances.
May 5 -
Many of the MSRB’s past and current public board members have had significant connections with regulated dealers or banks, the unions said.
May 4 -
The MSRB is looking to cut back on repetition in its broker-dealer suitability rules, which is a welcome change for the dealer community as Reg BI goes into effect in less than two months.
May 1 -
Broker-dealers oppose a proposed change to MSRB's governance rule that would reserve two seats for municipal advisors.
April 30 -
S&P Global Ratings follows Moody's Investors Service in revising state’s credit outlook downward on revenue losses from COVID-19 pandemic.
April 30 -
To win a summary judgment, a party to a lawsuit must show that there is no factual dispute at issue and that the facts of the case can only support a finding in that party’s favor.
April 29 -
Two executives for the failed Tri-Valley charter schools agreed to pay $20,000 and $15,000 to settle charges of misleading municipal bond investors.
April 28 -
Charles Doraine settled with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Monday without admitting or denying FINRA’s findings.
April 28 -
For the second time in two weeks, a rating agency lowered the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's outlook.
April 27 -
At a virtual quarterly board meeting this week, the board discussed its search for the next CEO, which has been affected by the virus.
April 24 -
Nevada was one of the last states to recover from the Great Recession
April 24 -
A federal judge denied the SEC's motion for summary judgement against John Paulsen, setting the stage for a trial.
April 24 -
The historic nature of how ratings for municipal issuers play out in times of severe volatility is under scrutiny from various market participants.
April 23 -
Issuers say Clayton’s comments on corporate disclosure from earlier this month can be applied to municipal disclosure.
April 23 -
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans to furlough thousands of city employees because of coronavirus-driven shortfalls.
April 20 -
The MSRB's proposal to implement a more strict standard for public board members would impede the recruitment of qualified candidates, ICI said.
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