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LIBOR Transition: (Bet You Didn't Know) Municipal Advisors’ and Underwriters’ Duties

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Municipal advisors, as well as other regulated entities, should be aware of their general obligations under Federal securities laws and MSRB Rules when formulating advice about securities or products, in particular if it...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SEC Municipal Securities Conference Highlights Emerging Trends in Disclosure

Editor’s Note: Tax-exempt bond financing remains a staple of hospitals’ and health systems’ access to capital for financing capital improvements. The Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) disclosure regime, and in...more

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Regulatory Monitor: SEC Update

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On February 7, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its 2018 examination priorities. This year’s priorities comprise five principal areas: (1)...more

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MSRB Warns Municipalities, Underwriters and Municipal Advisors about Selective Disclosure

Regulation FD prohibits public companies from disclosing material nonpublic information to designated classes of persons such as securities professionals and holders of the issuer’s securities without, in most cases,...more

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Municipal Conduct Rule G-42 Effective June 23

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The MSRB’s amended Rule G-42 becomes effective June 23, prescribing new conduct standards for municipal advisors and for the underwriters working with them. In advance of the effective date, the MSRB has published...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending August 14, 2015)

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A second insider trading action was brought by the Commission against a senior banking official based on the same take-over for which he was previously charged — but a different securities trading account is at the center of...more

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Opportunities and Risks in Municipal Underwritings and Derivatives

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In the current economic climate, opportunities are expanding significantly for municipal underwriters and derivatives specialists as states and municipalities across the country clamor to pay for infrastructure and services,...more

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MSRB Proposal Extends Rule G-37 “Pay-to-Play” Prohibitions to Municipal Advisors

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In its August 18 Regulatory Notice No. 2014-15, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (“MSRB”) proposed amendments to Rule G-37 that would extend the long-standing “pay-to-play” prohibition’s reach to newly-registered...more

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Summary of Selected Issues of the SEC Municipal Advisor Rule that Affect Broker-Dealers Intending to be Underwriters

Dodd Frank Act Definition of “Municipal Advisor” A “municipal advisor” is a person (including a firm or an associated person) (but not including a municipal entity or an employee of a municipal entity) who (1) provides...more

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