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Ballard Spahr LLP

White Paper: Structured Data is Coming to the Municipal Securities Market–Now What?

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The Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 (FDTA), enacted by Congress as Title LVIII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, was signed into law by President Biden on December 23, 2022. The FDTA is...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

A Teachable Moment: Latest SEC Enforcement Actions Remind Underwriters of Limited Offering Exemption’s “Reasonable Belief”...

In an unprecedented move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently filed litigation against one underwriter of municipal securities and announced settlements with three others. The litigation and...more

King & Spalding

SEC Chairman Calls for Legal Bulletin on EMMA Disclosures

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Is information posted on EMMA subject to greater scrutiny under the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws than when posted only on an issuer’s website?...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New Disclosure Requirements For Municipal Debt Issuers - Take Effect This Month

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments last year to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 15c2-12 that will require municipal debt issuers to make additional disclosures upon the occurrence of...more

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Amendments to Continuing Disclosure Obligations Under Rule 15c2-12

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended Rule 15c2-12 to add two new events which must be included in continuing disclosure agreements (CDAs) for municipal securities issued on or after February 27, 2019. ...more

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Securities and Exchange Commission Amends and Updates Rule 15c2-12

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Since 1995, states and local governments have been subject to Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”), promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Under the Rule, governmental entities that issued securities...more

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Securities and Exchange Commission Amends Municipal Securities Disclosure Requirements

In an effort to enhance disclosure and increase transparency in the municipal Securities market, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amendments...more

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Continuing Disclosure Rules Amended by SEC

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On August 20, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission amended Rule 15c2-12 to add two events to the list of notice events included in continuing disclosure undertakings by issuers, or other obligated individuals....more

Locke Lord LLP

Implementing Compliance with Amendments to Rule 15c2-12

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We recently reported the SEC’s adoption of amendments to Rule 15c2-12 to add two new events to those now required to be reported. Those two events are: - Incurrence of a financial obligation of the issuer or obligated...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Adds Two New Events to Rule 15c2-12: Could Have Far-Reaching Impact on Issuers and Obligors of Municipal Securities

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On August 20, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Release No. 34-83885 (the “Release”) adding two new events (the “New Events”) to the list of events that must be included in the continuing disclosure...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Improve Municipal Securities Disclosure

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On August 20, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities Exchange Act in order to enhance transparency in the municipal securities market. ...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 15c2-12 to Enhance Financial Condition Disclosure

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On August 20, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) to the continuing disclosure provisions of Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”), with the goal of enhancing disclosure of the...more

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Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Amendments to Rule 15c2-12

On August 20, 2018 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to 17 CFR 240.15c2-12, commonly referred to as “Rule 15c2-12”, which deals with continuing disclosure obligations. According to the SEC’s...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC adds two new disclosure events to Rule 15c2-12

On August 20, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These amendments require additional disclosure related to the material...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 15c2 12

In mid-August, the SEC adopted amendments to its Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”), following 18 months of review of comments made to its original proposed amendments. The SEC action will be published in the Federal Register shortly....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Debt Dialogue: June 2017 - SEC Proposes Modifications to Rule 15c2-12 to Increase Event-Driven Disclosures by Municipal Issuers

Disclosure in the municipal securities markets has been a focus of the Securities and Exchange Commission for some time, but it has recently returned to center view with the SEC’s proposals for additions to the event-driven...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Debt Dialogue: April 2017 - SEC Action Against Underwriter Illustrates Enforcement of Disclosure Violations in the Muni World

On April 5, as one of several enforcement actions relating to an alleged Ponzi scheme, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled an administrative enforcement action against a municipal bond underwriter accused of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Call for Comments on Proposed SEC Amendment to Rule 15c2-12

Recently, the SEC proposed amendments to Rule 15c2-12 (the "Rule"), which was published in the Federal Register on or about March 16. Since 1995 governmental issuers and other obligors (like nonprofit health care...more

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SEC Issues New Material Event Notices Under Proposed Rule 15c2-12 Amendments

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 1, 2017, proposed adding two additional triggers – in new subparagraphs (15) and (16) – for the material events notice requirements under Rule 15c2-12 (the Proposed...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 15c2-12 to Expand Municipal Securities Disclosures

On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published for comment proposed amendments to Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) that would expand the list of events triggering...more

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SEC Proposes Significant Alterations for Financial Obligation Disclosures for Governmental Issuers and Certain Nonprofit...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently sent a clear message to participants in the municipal markets: it intends to require a greater level of disclosure, and more timely disclosure, regarding an...more

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SEC to Propose "Requiring" Municipal-Issuers to Disclose Bank Loans

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The two remaining SEC Commissioners agreed March 1 to propose amendments “requiring” municipal securities issuers to disclose non-security financial obligations and material events occurring in other outstanding obligations....more

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Will President Trump's Regulation Cuts Reduce Ongoing Disclosure for Bond-Financed Projects?

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President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2017, signed an executive order entitled "Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System," which directed the Treasury Secretary to consult with financial regulators,...more

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SEC Announces Further Enforcement Actions in the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) announced enforcement actions against 22 municipal underwriters on September 30, 2015, as part of its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative...more

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