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MSRB LENGTHENS BOARD MEMBER TERMS OF SERVICE 

Washington, DC – On March 17, 2016, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to lengthen the term of service for members of its Board of Directors to four years from three, among other amendments to MSRB Rule A-3, on Board membership. 

“Longer Board terms support greater continuity and institutional knowledge while preserving the benefits of a yearly incoming class with new perspectives and expertise,” said MSRB Executive Director Lynnette Kelly. 

The Board establishes regulatory policies and oversees the operations of the MSRB and has 11 independent public members and 10 members from firms regulated by the MSRB, including broker-dealers, banks and municipal advisors. 

Under the amended rule, the 21-member Board will be divided into four staggered classes – one class of six members and three classes of five – to ensure consistent and manageable turnover from year to year. Due to this change, instead of selecting seven new Board members for the term beginning in Fiscal Year 2017, the MSRB will select a class of six. Board members will be precluded from serving more than two consecutive terms. 

The MSRB is implementing a three-year transition plan during which the Board will vote to determine which Board members’ terms will be extended by one year. All members beginning a term on the Board in FY2017 or later will serve four-year terms.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) protects and strengthens the municipal bond market, enabling access to capital, economic growth, and societal progress in tens of thousands of communities across the country. The MSRB fulfills this mission by creating trust in our market through informed regulation of dealers and municipal advisors that protects investors, issuers and the public interest; building technology systems that power our market and provide transparency for issuers, institutions, and the investing public; and serving as the steward of market data that empowers better decisions and fuels innovation for the future. The MSRB is a self-regulatory organization governed by a board of directors that has a majority of public members, in addition to representatives of regulated entities. The MSRB is overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress.

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