“The channel doesn’t matter in terms of responsibility for the information,” said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.

Cross, who served as associate tax legislative counsel at the Office of Tax Policy until Friday, said that he resigned in order to be closer to family.

If the proposal is approved, the timing of issuers' annual financial disclosures would be prominently displayed as soon as the beginning of 2020.

Major banks accused of manipulating the variable-rate market are seeking to get the court to toss out the second amended whistleblower complaint filed by municipal advisor Johan Rosenberg.

On Nov. 7th, 2019, we had a great discussion on how the municipal regulatory landscape has changed over the past 10 years and what to expect in the future.

Gov. Brian Kemp asked state agencies to reduce spending by 4% in the current budget and by 6% in fiscal 2021.

The changes will slim down underwriters' disclosures to issuers, which many believed had become too lengthy and wordy to be useful.

Moody's Investors Service raised its outlook from negative and affirmed its B1 rating.

Data on default rates shows that while there has been improvement in consistency between corporate and muni ratings, there is still work to be done.

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.

The SEC brought four civil lawsuits and 10 stand-alone administrative proceedings, according to its annual report released Wednesday.

The Financial Industry Regulatory announced the action Wednesday, saying it stemmed from the firms' supervisory failures.

Lawmakers divided on using county funds to pay for Medicaid costs

At an SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Committee meeting on Monday, participants suggested giving out awards to incentivize issuers to submit timely financial information.

The committee's discussion will begin with a municipal issuers’ structured disclosures discussion, featuring issuers, regulators, and others.

Dealer groups believe that some sections of the proposed amended guidance such as complex financing and disclosure standards would add complexity to the rule.

Politicians are reacting to public frustration about wildfires and planned electricity outages.

Baker McKenzie created a new group to integrate regulation and enforcement in a move to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission's practices.

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.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans a review after pressure from Sens. John Kennedy and Elizabeth Warren to change the makeup of its membership.