Securities law

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 MSRB's new FAQs examine an issue on which municipal advisor firms have been seeking guidance for months.

The MSRB aims to provide considerations for firms looking at their compliance procedures.

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

Investors won't get nearly all their money back as the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Dwayne Edwards and Todd Barker draws towards a close and SEC lawyers want the losses taken into account in settlements.

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

Underwriters and issuers agree that G-17 disclosures have become boilerplate and excessive, but diverge on whether a complete opt-out should be allowed.

While the ruling wasn't a total victory for Wells Fargo or banker Peter Cannava, the court's decision grants them three more months of preparation in their fight against the SEC.

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

The MSRB is hurrying to release multiple rounds of guidance on its pending muni advisor advertising rule, but industry groups say the first round could use some polish.

The MSRB's disclosure website has beefed up its data offerings with two new yield curves that are available for free.

The sharp decline in trading spreads since 2005 was driven mainly by regulation and technological changes, according to the MSRB's chief economist.

Will a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy in the VRDO market be dismissed early?

Two researchers found the Securities and Exchange Commission and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board had different data on municipal advisor registrants with a number of MAs failing to update SEC filings.

The new service will save dealer firms time and effort as they enter into muni underwriting syndicates.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage angered many muni market participants last month with a last-second cancellation of already-priced bonds, but is that the end of the story?

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.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has already barred Jose Ramirez from the securities industry, his lawyer said.

The SEC issued separate administrative orders Monday stripping Malachi Financial Products of its muni advisory registration and barring Porter Bingham from the industry.