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Contact:              Jennifer A. Galloway, Chief Communications Officer
                          (703) 797-6600
                          jgalloway@msrb.org

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD AND SECURITIES INDUSTRY
AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD REGULATION SEMINAR IN LOS ANGELES

Alexandria, VA – The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) are pleased to announce they will hold a municipal securities regulation seminar on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m. at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, 333 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA. 

Panel discussions will address MSRB rulemaking initiatives in the past year, including MSRB transparency initiatives such as the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) system and the Short-Term Obligation Rate Transparency (SHORT) system. Senior staff from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission will discuss current examination and enforcement issues.

The seminar also provides a unique opportunity for market participants to meet with regulators in an informal setting.

 “The MSRB is pleased to work with SIFMA to keep market participants informed about new and existing regulations at a time when compliance is vital to the dealer community,” said MSRB Executive Director Lynnette Kelly Hotchkiss.

“SIFMA looks forward to working with the MSRB to engage and inform the dealer community in California about enforcement matters, compliance issues, and important regulatory initiatives in the municipal bond sector,” said Leon J. Bijou, SIFMA Managing Director and Associate General Counsel. 

The seminar is open to all members of the municipal securities community, including professionals at broker-dealers and asset managers, municipal financial advisors, issuers and bond counsel. There is no charge for attending; however, pre-registration is required. To register for the conference, please click here.  Click here to see the conference agenda.

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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