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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has for the first time has made public its policy on interpretive guidance, an action the MSRB said is consistent with its focus on regulatory clarity and efficiency.
August 9 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is close to releasing a notice aimed at helping issuers avoid a "disclosure vacuum" similar to the one that brought federal enforcement actions down on Harrisburg, Pa. earlier this year.
August 8 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is seeking input from municipal market participants on whether it should require broker-dealers to seek "best execution" of customer orders for municipal securities and how this concept can best be applied to munis.
August 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged UBS Securities with violating securities laws while structuring and marketing a collateralized debt obligation by failing to disclose that it retained $23.6 million in upfront cash it received in the course of acquiring collateral for the CDO.
August 6 -
Elisse Walter is leaving the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the commissioner and former chairman who worked to shed more light on the municipal market is confident her colleagues will carry on the push for increased transparency when she leaves after five years.
August 5 -
In an action that could affect numerous transactions across the country, the Internal Revenue Service has determined that revenue bonds issued by a New Jersey authority for the Deborah Heart and Lung Center are taxable because the borrower entered into a total return swap.
August 2 -
The Senate confirmed Michael Piwowar and Kara Stein as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission by unanimous consent Thursday evening.
August 2 -
A Federal Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman confirmed a taskforce has been formed to investigate political corruption in Orange County, but no information has been released about the impetus or targets of the investigation.
August 1 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is seeking input from market participants on whether it should collect pre-trade pricing information from broker-dealers and make it available over its online EMMA system.
July 31 -
Alternative trading system operator BondDesk has teamed up with market information company Fabkom to distribute bid-wanted requests in a move the companies said will help retail investors get better prices.
July 31
