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MSRB AND BDA TO CO-HOST MUNICIPAL SECURITIES REGULATION SEMINAR IN DENVER

Alexandria, VA – The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the Bond Dealers of America (BDA) announced today they will hold a municipal securities regulation seminar for municipal market participants on Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel, 1111 14th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. View the agenda.

Panel discussions will address MSRB rulemaking initiatives over the past year, including the MSRB’s implementation of the municipal market provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Senior staff from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will also participate in the conference and will discuss current compliance and enforcement issues.

“The MSRB is excited to work with BDA to educate municipal market participants on the changes that have taken place in the municipal market since Dodd-Frank’s enactment,” said MSRB Executive Director Lynnette Kelly Hotchkiss.

The seminar, which kicks off BDA’s Annual Conference, is open to all members of the municipal securities community, including dealers, municipal advisors, issuers and bond counsel. There is no charge to attend; however, pre-registration is required. Register for the seminar.

“The BDA is looking forward to again partnering with the MSRB to host this seminar for the municipal bond community,” said Mike Nicholas, CEO of the Bond Dealers of America. “This event will provide an invaluable opportunity for market participants to learn more about regulatory and compliance issues currently facing the municipal bond market, while also providing a chance to network among industry colleagues.”

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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