Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Kenneth Potts, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Fiera Capital, checks in on the state of the municipal bond market. He talks about the effect of the SALT deduction on high-tax states and supply and demand factors in this podcast recorded in September. Chip Barnett hosts.
November 7 -
The SEC brought four civil lawsuits and 10 stand-alone administrative proceedings, according to its annual report released Wednesday.
November 6 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory announced the action Wednesday, saying it stemmed from the firms' supervisory failures.
November 6 -
Lawmakers divided on using county funds to pay for Medicaid costs
November 5 -
At an SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Committee meeting on Monday, participants suggested giving out awards to incentivize issuers to submit timely financial information.
November 4 -
The committee's discussion will begin with a municipal issuers’ structured disclosures discussion, featuring issuers, regulators, and others.
October 31 -
Dealer groups believe that some sections of the proposed amended guidance such as complex financing and disclosure standards would add complexity to the rule.
October 30 -
Politicians are reacting to public frustration about wildfires and planned electricity outages.
October 29 -
Baker McKenzie created a new group to integrate regulation and enforcement in a move to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission's practices.
October 29 -
The proposed settlement, filed in federal district court in New York late last week, would bring to a close the SEC’s case against Navnoor Kang, Deborah Kelley and Gregg Schonhorn.
October 28 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans a review after pressure from Sens. John Kennedy and Elizabeth Warren to change the makeup of its membership.
October 25 -
In the SEC inquiry, along with a separate FAA investigation, regulators are trying to determine if airport revenues were misspent.
October 24 -
Municipal market participants got some comfort about their fraud liability if they act in good faith on interim financial disclosures.
October 22 -
After getting national attention for allegedly swindling millions from a disabled billionaire client, brokers Ami Forte and Charles Lawrence have been barred from the industry.
October 21 -
Issuers will be looking to see what Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton says about disclosure.
October 18 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a non-public letter to the city of Atlanta last week, prompting a possible investigation into its airport.
October 17 -
The dealer entered into two municipal bond orders into a recently deceased customer's account.
October 17 -
Public safety and jail bonds, sinking fund overfunding and variable rate bonds are the top IRS compliance and enforcement priorities for the municipal bond market in fiscal 2020.
October 16 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's 2019 Report on Examination Findings, released Wednesday, discussed violations FINRA personnel discovered.
October 16 -
Years after the Securities and Exchange Commission enacted a rule to require floating net asset values, finance officers are fighting the legislative malaise to try to undo it.
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