SEC regulations

The SEC has added two events to the existing fourteen events under Rule 15c2-12, which requires certain notice filings with the MSRB’s EMMA system within 10 business days of occurrence.

President Trump's nominee Elad Roisman is a step closer to becoming an SEC commissioner.

As the dust settles on the SEC's 15c2-12 announcement, questions loom about how difficult it will be to implement.

The final rules will focus on debt obligations on a similar level as bonds, an effort to respond to comments that the first proposal was too broad.

The CFTC is set to decide how much swap activity necessitates inclusion in the swap dealer regulatory regime.

While she didn't work on muni issues specifically, Allison Lee is a seasoned buster of financial wrongdoers.

The report card touts the MSRB's accomplishments, though that doesn't sit well with some market participants.

During the new issue pricing period is when institutions place their orders. Independent advisors and their clients are wise to follow the money.

While munis have received scant attention at previous meetings, a discussion of pre-trade transparency is on tap for next week's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee meeting.

Six straight treasurers want SEC chairman Jay Clayton to stay the course on the commission's forced arbitration policy.

Issuer groups urged a Senate Panel to undo a 2014 SEC rule change that required money market funds to use a floating net asset value.

The federal government's job board stops taking applications next week.

There was friction about the integrity of the muni market during a panel discussion Thursday, but the committee agreed to move along with some disclosure recommendations.

The Government Finance Officers Association said Tuesday it generally supports most of the recommendations an SEC panel plans to discuss in Atlanta later this week.

The SEC's Investor Advisory Committee's vice chairman is Elisse Walter, the former chairman and commissioner of the SEC who was most responsible for the commission's 2012 Report on the Municipal Securities Markets that suggested some of these muni reforms.

A proposal by bank and securities regulators to roll back some provisions of the Volcker Rule indicates they may be considering rethinking their previous stance on tender option bonds.

The MSRB's controversial commentary about selective disclosure got some support from a top SEC official on Wednesday.

GAO says Congress should consider giving SEC penalty authority over issuers, stripping Puerto Rico's triple-tax exemption,and expanding investor protection.

Jessica Kane's appointment as director of the Office of Credit Ratings suggests that Rebecca Olsen could remain acting or become permanent chief of the Office of Municipal Securities.

The MSRB said its proposals should be approved, despite objections from dealers and municipal advisors.