Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The team rejected a proposal for a $900 million Major League Baseball ballpark in Tampa and plans to remain at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg through 2027.
January 2 -
After a difficult 2018 draws to a close with the U.S. government in shutdown and municipals reeling from a tax law that lowered the value of the tax exemption and took away a key refinancing tool, here’s a list of changes we’d like to see in the coming year.
December 31 -
A Jan. 22 hearing has been set at which time a judge may order Dwayne Edwards to disgorge $766,850 plus interest and pay civil penalties.
December 27 -
The SEC has signaled a focus on pay-to-play and disclosure fraud.
December 27 -
Ex-Morgan Stanley broker Ami Forte made national headlines after allegedly violating multiple municipal securities and other rules, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found.
December 26 -
Muni regulators are expected to slow the pace of new rulemaking and focus on enforcement in 2019, with an emphasis on continuing disclosure.
December 26 -
The SEC announced the settlement with former UBS broker Chris Rosenthal, the biggest yet from its ongoing flipping investigation.
December 21 -
The anticipated Series 54 Test outline was released Thursday afternoon and municipal advisors can now start prepping.
December 20 -
Moody's upgraded Paulding County. Ohio, to Aa3.
December 20 -
A new year will mean new advertising rules and testing requirements for municipal advisors.
December 19 -
A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, which would affect nonprofit hospital credits if it withstands appeal.
December 18 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is establishing a formal Academic Program as part of its mission to support academic and other researchers.
December 17 -
Analyst Marc Joffe says bulk downloading should be free on EMMA.
December 14 -
The MSRB got a green light for tighter reporting rules for dealers as the regulator starts to monitor the municipal fund securities market.
December 13 -
A bill would extend the sunset date of the law allowing local governments to issue pension obligation bonds and OPEB bonds past Dec. 31.
December 12 -
Sen. John Kennedy blasted the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee meeting.
December 12 -
Rep. Steve Stivers plans to use the recruiting skills he honed as chair of the House GOP campaign arm to enlist new members of the bipartisan Municipal Finance Caucus in the next Congress.
December 11 -
Richard Li, a public debt specialist for the city of Milwaukee, said too much cybersecurity disclosure can become a road map for hackers.
December 11 -
Richard Gounaud, accused by the SEC of participation in a muni bond "flipping" scheme, claimed the use of the slang term created unfair bias.
December 11 -
Gov. Nathan Deal said tax revenue collections fell 0.7%, though year-to-date collections are up nearly 7%.
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