Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is looking for five people knowledgeable about the muni market to sit on its board starting Oct. 1.
January 8 -
The decision impacts $1.26 billion of economic development revenue and refunding bonds issued by the company, which said it is considering its response to the IRS.
January 5 -
An Atlanta-based municipal advisor defrauded a Mississippi city and breached its fiduciary duty, the SEC said.
January 5 -
They introduced a bill to allow taxpayers to donate to the state to avoid the federal deduction cap.
January 5 -
Nachman Aaron Troodler's cooperation against Christopher St. Lawrence in the Ramapo, N.Y., case spared him jail time.
January 3 -
IRS muni regulatory priorities for 2018 include rules on bond reissuance and final rules on notice and approval of private activity bond-financed projects under TEFRA.
December 28 -
Municipal bond market experts want clarification from the IRS on a few regulations and expect the agency to move ahead with its new data driven audit process.
December 28 -
The pioneer in electronic muni data celebrated its 25th year with a new product that addresses the market's need for best execution.
December 27 -
The SEC's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee has liquidity on the agenda for its first open meeting, scheduled for Jan. 11.
December 27 -
The market shouldn't expect a lot of rulemaking in 2018, but there will still be plenty of regulatory developments to look out for.
December 27 -
Regulators will focus on helping dealers and municipal advisors comply with recently adopted rules and will also monitor how tax reform legislation impacts muni market practices.
December 27 -
The SEC's muni enforcement focus in 2018 will include offering and disclosure-related fraud, broker-dealer abuses, municipal advisor misconduct, public corruption, and pay-to-play practices.
December 26 -
New York State’s fourth largest township already carries the lowest-possible investment grade rating from Moody’s Investors Service.
December 22 -
FINRA said Philip Fluegge violated its rules when he sold shares in municipal fund securities.
December 14 -
City officials said consolidating the boards will improve governance and result in stronger fund performance.
December 14 -
President Trump’s call for $1 trillion in federal public infrastructure investment appears to have foundered, even as the national debt has accelerated, posing increased threats to the cost of state and local financing of public infrastructure.
December 13 -
It continues to be up to issuers and other beneficiaries of municipal bonds to raise awareness of the negative effect of the proposed tax reform legislation -- but time is running out.
December 12 -
The SEC has approved a change to increase the level of information the MSRB collects about certain muni fund securities.
December 11 -
First on the list is an infrastructure plan we can embrace fully – with clearly identified and unencumbered revenue streams from the Federal level.
December 11 -
The SEC is investigating after the school district's bond management practices were questioned in an audit.
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