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MSRB AND SIFMA TO CO-HOST MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
REGULATION SEMINAR IN NEW YORK

Alexandria, VA – The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) announced today they will hold a municipal securities regulation seminar for municipal market participants on Monday, September 26, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at SIFMA’s headquarters, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271. View the agenda.

“A number of significant regulatory changes have taken place in the municipal market place since the implementation of Dodd-Frank,” said MSRB Executive Director Lynnette Kelly Hotchkiss. “The MSRB is excited about working with SIFMA to educate market participants on these developments.”  

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

The seminar 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 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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