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Number Name Status Rule Category Regulated Entity
Rule G-8 Books and Records to be Made by Brokers, Dealers, and Municipal Securities Dealers and Municipal Advisors
Regulated Entity Administration Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-16 Periodic Compliance Examination
Regulated Entity Administration Dealers, Bank Dealers
Rule G-40 Advertising by Municipal Advisors
Fair Practice Municipal Advisors, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-46 Duties of Solicitor Municipal Advisors
Fair Practice Municipal Advisors, General Public, Issuers
Rule G-47 Time of Trade Disclosure
Fair Practice Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-8
Last Updated: 03/01/2024
Books and Records to be Made by Brokers, Dealers, and Municipal Securities Dealers and Municipal Advisors

Rule Summary: Requires dealers and municipal advisors to make and keep current certain specified records.

Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Notice (09/12/2023)
SEC Approves Amended MSRB Rule G-3 Creating an Exemption for Municipal Advisor Representatives from Requalification by Examination and Related Amendments to MSRB Rule G-8
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Notice (05/15/2023)
SEC Approves Amended MSRB Rule G-40 on Advertising by Municipal Advisors, Related Amendments to MSRB Rule G-8(h) on Books and Records to be Made by Municipal Advisors and Related Updates to the MSRB’s FAQs regarding the Use of Social Media
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Rule G-16
Last Updated: 12/09/2020
Periodic Compliance Examination

Rule Summary: Sets forth minimum scope and frequency of periodic compliance examinations of dealers by a registered securities association and bank regulators.

Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
Rule G-40
Last Updated: 07/03/2023
Advertising by Municipal Advisors

Rule Summary: Prohibits municipal advisors from publishing false or misleading advertisements concerning the services of the municipal advisor or the engagement of a municipal advisory client or concerning the facilities, services or skills of any municipal advisor, establishes specific content standards for advertisements and requires a municipal advisor principal to approve, in writing, advertisement prior to first use.

Rule for:

Municipal Advisors, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Notice (05/15/2023)
SEC Approves Amended MSRB Rule G-40 on Advertising by Municipal Advisors, Related Amendments to MSRB Rule G-8(h) on Books and Records to be Made by Municipal Advisors and Related Updates to the MSRB’s FAQs regarding the Use of Social Media
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Compliance Resource (07/03/2023)
FAQs on Use of Municipal Advisory Client Lists and Case Studies
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Compliance Resource (07/03/2023)
Application of the Content Standards to Advertisements by Municipal Advisors under MSRB Rule G-40
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Compliance Resource (07/03/2023)
Assessing Supervision of Municipal Advisor Advertising Regulations
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Rule G-46
Last Updated: 03/01/2024
Duties of Solicitor Municipal Advisors

Rule Summary: Establishes the core standards of conduct for solicitor municipal advisors when engaging in solicitation activities that would require them to register with the SEC and the MSRB as municipal advisors.

Rule for:

Municipal Advisors, General Public, Issuers

Status:
Rule G-47
Last Updated: 03/03/2025
Time of Trade Disclosure

Rule Summary: Requires dealers to disclose to customers at or prior to the time of trade all material information known or available publicly through established industry sources.

Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Request for Comment (12/11/2024)
Concept Release: MSRB Requests Comment on Potential Modernization of Municipal Fund Securities Disclosure Obligations
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Guidance (03/03/2025)
Time of Trade Disclosures in Inter-Dealer Transactions
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SEC Filing (04/09/2024)
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-47, on Time of Trade Disclosure, to Codify and Retire Certain Existing Interpretive Guidance and Add New Time of Trade Disclosure Scenarios
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Notice (07/12/2024)
SEC Approves Amendments to Rule G-47 to Add Three New Time of Trade Disclosure Scenarios, Codify and Consolidate Existing Guidance, Delete Certain Guidance, and Make Technical Amendments
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