Washington

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 firm is expanding its bond counsel practice in Virginia and the Southeast.

Congress might provide clarity by preventing states any state from imposing retroactive liability.

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

The MSRB is looking for public members, and specifically investors, to apply through Friday for spots on its board of directors.

Membership in the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board is voluntary, but the Supreme Court ruling may serve as an impetus for more states and e-commerce retailers to join.

Rita Sallis has briefly rejoined the MSRB board following the resignation of Jim Beard and Ronald Dieckman's term has been extended.

Tax accountants, financial advisors, private schools, and other organizations are advertising tax credits for donating to private K-12 voucher funds as ways to "sidestep," "bypass," "circumvent," or "mitigate" the impact of the federal SALT deduction cap, according to a survey.

CDFA said it is surveying local, state and multi-jurisdictional issuers about private activity bond fees in conduit transactions.