Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The MSRB said its board at a previously scheduled meeting Thursday authorized the filing of further amendments to Rule G-14 .
March 7 -
FINRA found that Tradeweb had violated an MSRB rule by failing to include the 'NTBC indicator' when reporting certain municipal securities transactions.
March 6 -
The IRS has issued a preliminary determination that educational and general revenue bonds issued in 2018 by the University of Rhode Island are taxable due to alleged noncompliance with requirements of Section 149(g).
March 4 -
Wisconsin will be in the market Wednesday with $253.9 million of general obligation bonds, with some proceeds funding the Blatnik Bridge replacement project.
March 3 -
The American Securities Association in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said an SEC order should be set aside because the MSRB is unconstitutionally structured.
February 28 -
One California city has found that corralling a joint powers authority isn't easy.
February 27 -
S&P cited the government's improved fiscal position as a factor in the positive outlook.
February 27 -
A voter-approved charter amendment requiring a bigger police force spurred Moody's Ratings to revise its outlook on the city's A1 bond rating to negative.
February 27 -
Seconds – even just one of them – count, FINRA's fining of MarketAxess shows
February 27 -
The rating agency said the one-notch downgrade, which comes ahead of a bond sale, was due to weaker operating performance and liquidity.
February 26 -
The rating agency cited the state's ample reserves, robust natural resource base and critical role in U.S. strategic interests.
February 26 -
Moody's is the latest rating agency to warn about a budget squeeze for Texas schools, which have been prolific issuers of voter-approved bonds in recent years.
February 20 -
Chicago aldermen delayed a vote on $830 million of general obligation bonds that Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to issue.
February 20 -
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works begins the process of untangling the bureaucratic red tape of permitting to speed the pace of infrastructure improvements and housing initiatives which often leverages bond proceeds.
February 19 -
The scandals surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams may lead to his removal from office, but the city's bonds are still insulated from the fallout, analysts say.
February 18 -
Sweetwater Union High's rocket-fast transformation from an accounting practices bad apple to ratings upgrades and positive outlooks is expected to boost its bond program.
February 14 -
The rating for Baylor Scott & White Health in Texas was upgraded, while Presbyterian Healthcare Services in New Mexico was downgraded by Moody's.
February 13 -
Hilltop and other firms say more recent SEC off-channel communications settlements eliminated "costly and burdensome" requirements that were imposed on them.
February 10 -
MSRB CEO Mark Kim said the current regulatory outlook in Washington "is uncertain."
February 6 -
The short-lived federal funding freeze from President Donald Trump and jeopardy of tax-exempt status are just the latest issues plaguing the muni bond industry.
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