On August 31, the SEC issued an alert on compliance with MSRB Rule G-37, which limits political contributions by municipal securities professionals to campaigns of public officials of issuers with whom they are doing or seek to do business. The SEC’s concerns include: (i) compliance with the rule’s ban on doing business with a municipal issuer within two years of a political contribution to officials of the issuer by any of the firm’s municipal finance professionals; (ii) possible recordkeeping violations; (iii) failure to file accurate and complete forms with regulators; and (iv) inadequate supervision. SEC Release. SEC Risk Alert.
