Distinguishing abusive `pennying' from less insidious behavior is key, dealers told the MSRB.

Gov. Pete Ricketts, who won re-election last Tuesday, has said that expansion costs will be covered by existing revenue.

Examiners found that Mark Stewart Saunders was improperly relying on permission from a customer's daughter.

The Senate is poised to confirm Kansas Banking Commissioner Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board. But the nominations for the two other open seats are still in limbo.

The board stands by its chief economist's conclusions after criticism from the Bond Dealers of America.

The MSRB should tread carefully in basing future research or rulemaking on its July study of secondary market spreads, BDA said.

Todd Barker appears prepared to have negotiated a monetary settlement with the SEC, while Dwayne Edwards plans to contest the SEC's motion in court.

The split in our government may enhance chances of infrastructure legislation, dash hopes for Tax Cut 2.0, and leave the muni tax exemption at risk.

Kyle Glazier is the new Washington bureau chief of The Bond Buyer. He succeeds longtime bureau chief Lynn Hume, who has retired after more than three decades on the job.

Public finance cases represented 3% of the SEC's enforcement actions the past fiscal year.

Next month's event may also give attendees a rare chance to hear about muni issues directly from every commissioner.

Three areas are new additions to the work plan of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Business Operating Division, IRS officials said.

FINRA found, and the SEC upheld, muni and other rule that violations Thaddeus North failed to prevent as chief compliance officer.

The Treasury Department Inspector General for Tax Administration plans to audit the IRS' use of a much-feared enforcement tool under which it can impose penalties for the misconduct of municipal bond transaction participants such as underwriters, lawyers, municipal advisors or their firms.

The defense team accused the SEC of a "gross abuse of power."

The pilot program began in May, but was not officially announced by the IRS until last week.

The first meeting for several new board members included discussions with other regulators and groups, the MSRB said Monday.

Statutes of limitation will be the main obstacle, observers say.

City-county council of Marion County and Indianapolis approved Mayor Joe Hogsett's second straight structurally balanced budget on Oct. 15.

The number of MSRB-registered dealers has fallen by almost one-third since 2009 and FINRA and the MSRB have some concerns about it.