Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Issuers look for more options in their private placement deals amid conversation on broker dealers’ and municipal advisors’ roles.
October 3 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority previously sanctioned UBS in 2015 for similar violations.
October 2 -
The legal teams for Baltimore and Philadelphia asked the court to reject the banks’ plausibility argument as well as their claim that the suit is barred by a four-year statute of limitations.
October 1 -
Four states in the eastern U.S. lost a legal challenge to a provision of the 2017 law that limited write-offs for state and local taxe
September 30 -
Ernesto Lanza will be leaving his position at Clark Hill to go to the SEC's Office of Municipal Securities, sources said.
September 30 -
Hard on the heels of SEC adoption of Rule 6c-11, Intercontinental Exchange said it would launch ETF Hub to bring greater efficiency to the ETF primary.
September 27 -
At the SEC's invitation, Bond Dealers of America submitted a proposed framework for an exemptive order aimed at muni advisors on private placement deals.
September 26 -
The debate between buy-side analysts and issuers and their underwriters flared up during a panel discussion at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference.
September 25 -
New MSRB Chair Edward Sisk will start in his new role on Oct. 1.
September 25 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is reviewing its size and the composition of its board, and projects an operating deficit for the coming year.
September 24 -
The 28 members of The Bond Buyer's 2019 Rising Stars class are taking on the evolving challenges of the muni market with technology and entrepreneurial zeal.
September 23 -
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Montebello Unified School District allegedly defrauded investors in the sale of $100 million in general obligation bonds.
September 19 -
The New York-based firm mismarked 90% of its municipal securities trades, FINRA found.
September 19 -
The cloud-based debt management and reporting service hired Mark Campbell as head of western region client management.
September 17 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board doubled professional fees for municipal advisors last week.
September 17 -
The state will encounter budget gaps in the following two years, according to a new long-range revenue forecast.
September 13 -
A new legal bulletin was requested by SEC Chair Jay Clayton after he observed lawyers noting that some platforms put financial disclosure under more scrutiny.
September 13 -
At a bond lawyer conference, lawyers said they've seen increased interest in self-reporting.
September 12 -
The fifth-generation banker, who has already been serving as a central bank governor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 60-31 vote.
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