Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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As we await details on the president’s infrastructure program, the best approach is to study up on the alternatives -- and be patient.
June 20 -
The MSRB gave participants guidance on complaint processes by releasing codes for recordkeeping.
June 19 -
About a quarter of registered municipal advisory firms have no advisors qualified through the Series 50 exam.
June 19 -
Improving market participants' access to guidance and data are future goals for the MSRB.
June 19 -
Four firms paid a combined $102,500 to settle FINRA charges related to violations of MSRB gift and reporting rules.
June 15 -
Dwayne Edwards and 11 companies have agreed to a judgment in a case with ties to Christopher Brogdon.
June 14 -
The Treasury Department is echoing state and local groups, saying some munis should be considered HQLA.
June 13 -
The SEC under chair Jay Clayton will operate with two co-directors of enforcement, Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin, and at least one of them has experience with the municipal bond market.
June 9 -
The Financial CHOICE Act, which the House passed Thursday, would have some direct effects on munis.
June 8 -
Former broker Deborah Kelley will pay $188,000 as part of her sentence after pleading guilty to taking part in a pay-to-play scheme involving New York pension fund business.
June 8 -
Christopher St. Lawrence is arguing that errors during his case should allow him an acquittal or new trial.
June 6 -
Analysts see discrepancies in the quality of disclosure across different sectors of the market.
June 5 -
If passed, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 would have a widespread ripple effect, as there are muni bond provisions which would hurt enforcement organizations such as the MSRB and SEC.
June 5 -
A consumer protection bill for PACE loans in California passed the state Senate.
June 2 -
The MSRB's addition of an exception to its proposal requiring CUSIPs was spurred by market comments.
June 2 -
A former Sterne Agee & Leach managing director pleaded guilty to lavishing a portfolio manager at New York state’s pension fund with trips to luxury vacation destinations in exchange for steering hundreds of millions in trading business her way.
May 31 -
New York's mayor and comptroller will vote to bar the city from entering into new contracts with Wells Fargo.
May 31 -
The MSRB has filed a series of changes to its rule on customer account transfers.
May 30 -
The House is scheduled to vote on a slightly modified version of the controversial CHOICE Act during the week of June 5.
May 30 -
Fidelity Brokerage Services and Frazier Lanier are to pay $80K to settle FINRA muni charges.
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