2023 MID-YEAR REVIEW -
In the first half of 2023, several rule changes have been proposed by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including changes to...more
8/1/2023
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Municipal Securities Market ,
SASB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation
As is widely known, the new issue market slowed down in 2022 due to a variety of factors, including rising interest rates, reduced institutional demand resulting from municipal bond fund outflows, inflation and recession...more
The municipal securities market carried its momentum from the first half of 2021 into a strong finish for the year against the backdrop of continued regulatory and enforcement actions. Despite new variants of COVID-19...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week announced enforcement actions under its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative, targeting 22 municipal bond underwriting firms for alleged due...more
10/5/2015
/ Borrowers ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
EMMA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
MCDC ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Municipal Securities Market ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchanges ,
Self-Reporting ,
Underwriting
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) year-old Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative (MCDC Initiative or MCDC) has encouraged municipal securities issuers, borrowers, and underwriters to...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yesterday that it has, for the first time, assessed a financial penalty against a municipal securities issuer. The penalty arises from a settled administrative proceeding...more