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Separately Identifiable Department or Division of a Bank
Rule Summary: Defines the term “separately identifiable department or division of a bank” and sets forth bank activities that constitute dealer activities.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Standards of Professional Qualification
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from effecting transactions in municipal securities and municipal advisors from engaging in municipal advisory activities unless they and their associated personnel are qualified in accordance with MSRB rules.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Notice
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
Professional Qualification Requirements
Rule Summary: Establishes professional qualification and continuing education requirements for, and specifies the number of supervisory personnel who must be associated with, dealers and municipal advisors.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-3 to Create an Exemption for Municipal Advisor Representatives from Requalification by Examination and Remove Waiver Provisions and to Amend MSRB Rule G-8 to Establish Related Books and Records Requirements [Refiled to make technical changes, original filed on July 17, 2023]
Notice
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
Statutory Disqualifications
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers and their associated persons who have been the subject of certain disciplinary actions from qualifying under the MSRB’s professional qualification rules.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Disciplinary Actions by Appropriate Regulatory Agencies; Remedial Notices by Registered Securities Associations
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers and municipal advisors from effecting transactions in municipal securities or engaging in municipal advisory activities in violation of restrictions imposed by other regulatory bodies.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Fidelity Bonding Requirements
Rule Summary: Requires dealers that are members of a registered securities association to meet the fidelity bonding requirements set by the association, as a prerequisite to qualification for purposes of MSRB Rule G-2.
Dealers
Information Concerning Associated Persons
Rule Summary: Requires dealers to obtain information from their associated personnel concerning their qualifications to engage in municipal securities business and contemplates that this information will be filed with the appropriate regulatory agency.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
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.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-3 to Create an Exemption for Municipal Advisor Representatives from Requalification by Examination and Remove Waiver Provisions and to Amend MSRB Rule G-8 to Establish Related Books and Records Requirements [Refiled to make technical changes, original filed on July 17, 2023]
Notice
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
Notice
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
Preservation of Records
Rule Summary: Prescribes the periods of time that records must be preserved and requires that records be accessible for inspection by appropriate regulatory agencies.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Investor and Municipal Advisory Client Education and Protection
Rule Summary: Requires dealers and municipal advisors to provide certain notices to customers and clients within specified timeframes.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Primary Offering Practices
Rule Summary: Establishes terms and conditions for sales by dealers of new issues of municipal securities in primary offerings, including provisions on priority of customer orders.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Uniform Practice
Rule Summary: Summary: Establishes uniform industry practices for the processing, clearance and settlement of transactions between dealers in municipal securities.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-12 to Promote the Completion of Allocations, Confirmations, and Affirmations by the End of Trade Date [Refiled to make technical changes, original filed on December 14, 2023]
Notice
SEC Approves Amendments to MSRB Rule G‐14 to Shorten Timeframe for Reporting Transactions in Municipal Securities
Notice
MSRB to Retire Select Interpretive Guidance Regarding Inter-Dealer Confirmation Disclosures
Notice
SEC Approves Amendment to MSRB Rule G-12 to Promote the Completion of Allocations, Confirmations, and Affirmations by the End of Trade Date
Notice
MSRB Adopts Amendments to Rules G-12 and G-15, Shortening Regular-Way Settlement for Municipal Securities Transactions to T+1
Quotations Relating to Municipal Securities
Rule Summary: Requires quotations distributed or published by a dealer to represent bona fide bids or offers of municipal securities, based upon the dealer’s best judgment of the fair market value of the securities, and prohibits misrepresentation of another dealer’s quotations.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Reports of Sales or Purchases
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from distributing or publishing reports of purchases or sales of municipal securities unless the report is made with knowledge or reason to believe that the transaction was effected, and without any reason to believe that the reported transaction is fictitious, or in furtherance of any fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative purpose, and establishes transaction reporting requirements and procedures.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Request for Comment
Request for Comment on Transaction Reporting Obligations under MSRB Rule G-14
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend the MSRB’s Real-Time Transaction Reporting System and Price Dissemination Information Facility to Retire the Transmission Control Protocol Secure Socket Connection
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-14 to Shorten the Timeframe for Reporting Trades in Municipal Securities to the MSRB
Notice
SEC Approves Amendments to MSRB Rule G‐14 to Shorten Timeframe for Reporting Transactions in Municipal Securities
Confirmation, Clearance, Settlement and Other Uniform Practice Requirements with Respect to Transactions with Customers
Rule Summary: Requires dealers to provide customers with written confirmations of transactions, containing specified information, including mark-ups and mark-downs, and prescribes certain uniform practice procedures for dealers that transact municipal securities business with customers.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Notice
MSRB to Retire Select Interpretive Guidance Regarding Inter-Dealer Confirmation Disclosures
Notice
MSRB Adopts Amendments to Rules G-12 and G-15, Shortening Regular-Way Settlement for Municipal Securities Transactions to T+1
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.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-27 to Further Extend the Current Regulatory Relief for Remote Office Inspections through June 30, 2024 and Amend MSRB Rule G-16 to Delete Temporary Relief for the Initiation of Periodic Compliance Examinations of Dealers by the Examining Authorities
Notice
MSRB Provides Additional Regulatory Relief by Further Extending the Temporary Timeframe for Remote Office Inspections and Files Amendments to Remove Expired Relief Under Rule G-16
Conduct of Municipal Securities and Municipal Advisory Activities
Rule Summary: Requires dealers and municipal advisors to deal fairly with all persons and not to engage in any deceptive, dishonest or unfair practice.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Request for Comment
Concept Release: MSRB Requests Comment on Potential Modernization of Municipal Fund Securities Disclosure Obligations
Best Execution
Rule Summary: Requires dealers to use reasonable diligence to ascertain the best market for the subject security and buy or sell in that market so that the resultant price to the customer is as favorable as possible under prevailing market conditions.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Suitability of Recommendations and Transactions
Rule Summary: Sets standards for recommendations by dealers to customers of purchases, sales or exchanges of municipal securities.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Gifts, Gratuities, Non-Cash Compensation and Expenses of Issuance
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers and municipal advisors from giving gifts or providing services in excess of $100 to another person in relation to the municipal securities activities of such person’s employer and limits the giving and acceptance of non-cash compensation by dealers, subject to exceptions.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Advertising by Brokers, Dealers or Municipal Securities Dealers
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from publishing false or misleading advertisements relating to municipal securities or concerning the facilities, services or skills of any dealer; establishes specific requirements for advertisements of new issues and municipal fund securities; and requires a municipal securities or general securities principal to approve in writing advertisements prior to first use.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Guidance
FAQs regarding the Use of Social Media under MSRB Rule G-21, on Advertising by Brokers, Dealers or Municipal Securities Dealers, and MSRB Rule G-40, on Advertising by Municipal Advisors
Control Relationships
Rule Summary: Prohibits discretionary account transactions and effecting purchase and sale transactions of municipal securities by dealers, where the dealer has a control relationship with respect to the security, absent disclosure to the customer of such relationship.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Activities of Financial Advisors
Rule Summary: Requires dealers to evidence in writing financial advisory relationships and prohibits dealers from serving as financial advisor and underwriter or placement agent on the same issue.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Use of Ownership Information Obtained in Fiduciary or Agency Capacity
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from using non-public information obtained in the course of certain fiduciary or agency capacities concerning the ownership of securities in furtherance of their business activities or for financial gain.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Improper Use of Assets
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from improperly using municipal securities or funds held on behalf of another person, guaranteeing customers against loss in customer accounts and transactions, and sharing in profits and losses of customer accounts and transactions by any dealer.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Customer Account Transfers
Rule Summary: Ensures that a uniform account transfer standard applies to all dealers.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Supervision
Rule Summary: Outlines requirements for a dealer’s supervision of personnel engaged in activities involving municipal securities activities.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-27, on Supervision, to Allow Eligible Dealers to Fulfill Their Internal Inspection Obligation of Certain Offices and Locations Remotely for a Pilot Period, Subject to the Conditions Prescribed under FINRA’s Remote Inspections Pilot Program
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-27, on Dealer Supervision, to Adopt a New Residential Supervisory Location Classification
SEC Filing
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-27 to Further Extend the Current Regulatory Relief for Remote Office Inspections through June 30, 2024 and Amend MSRB Rule G-16 to Delete Temporary Relief for the Initiation of Periodic Compliance Examinations of Dealers by the Examining Authorities
Notice
MSRB Amends Rule G-27 to Allow Dealers to Conduct Remote Inspections, Consistent with Recent FINRA Amendments
Notice
MSRB Amends Rule G-27 to Adopt the Residential Supervisory Location Classification Consistent with FINRA Dealer Supervision Provisions
Notice
MSRB Provides Additional Regulatory Relief by Further Extending the Temporary Timeframe for Remote Office Inspections and Files Amendments to Remove Expired Relief Under Rule G-16
Transactions with Employees and Partners of Other Municipal Securities Professionals
Rule Summary: Establishes requirements for dealers who open accounts or effect transactions in municipal securities for a customer who is known to be an employee or partner of another dealer.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Prices and Commissions
Rule Summary: Requires dealers to effect transactions in municipal securities with customers at fair and reasonable prices, if acting as principal, and to make reasonable efforts to obtain fair and reasonable prices for customers and to charge fair and reasonable commissions, if acting as agent.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Reciprocal Dealings with Municipal Securities Investment Companies
Rule Summary: Prohibits the solicitation of transactions in municipal securities with or for an investment company account in return for sales by the dealer of shares or units in the investment company.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Disclosures In Connection With Primary Offerings
Rule Summary: Requires underwriters to submit certain information to the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA®) system and dealers to provide certain information to customers in connection with primary offerings.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Request for Comment
Concept Release: MSRB Requests Comment on Potential Modernization of Municipal Fund Securities Disclosure Obligations
Calculations
Rule Summary: Prescribes standard formulas for the computation of accrued interest, dollar price and yield; sets standards for accuracy; and establishes day-counting methods.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
CUSIP Numbers, New Issue, and Market Information Requirements
Rule Summary: Establishes requirements relating to CUSIP numbers for dealers and, in competitive offerings, municipal advisors; requires underwriter participation in the New Issue Information Dissemination Service (NIIDS); and requires submission of certain information and documents related to auction rate securities and variable rate demand obligations to the SHORT system.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Arbitration
Rule Summary: Subjects bank dealers to arbitration program.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Political Contributions and Prohibitions on Municipal Securities Business and Municipal Advisory Business
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from engaging in municipal securities business and municipal advisors from engaging in municipal advisory business with municipal entities if certain contributions have been made to officials of such municipal entities within the preceding two-year period, and requires dealers and municipal advisors to disclose certain political contributions and other information.
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Solicitation of Municipal Securities Business
Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from paying persons who are not affiliated with the dealers for a solicitation of municipal securities business on their behalf.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Telemarketing
Rule Summary: Establishes telemarketing requirements with respect to the municipal securities activities of dealers.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
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.
Municipal Advisors, Municipal Fund Securities
Guidance
FAQs regarding the Use of Social Media under MSRB Rule G-21, on Advertising by Brokers, Dealers or Municipal Securities Dealers, and MSRB Rule G-40, on Advertising by Municipal Advisors
Notice
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
Compliance Resource
FAQs on Use of Municipal Advisory Client Lists and Case Studies
Compliance Resource
Application of the Content Standards to Advertisements by Municipal Advisors under MSRB Rule G-40
Compliance Resource
Assessing Supervision of Municipal Advisor Advertising Regulations
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program
Rule Summary: Requires a dealer to establish and implement an anti-money laundering program that complies with the rules and regulations governing anti-money laundering programs of either its registered securities association or its appropriate banking regulator.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Duties of Non-Solicitor Municipal Advisors
Rule Summary: Establishes the core standards of conduct and duties of municipal advisors when engaging in municipal advisory activities (as defined in this rule).
Municipal Advisors, Municipal Fund Securities
Broker’s Brokers
Rule Summary: Establishes duties of dealers acting as broker’s brokers, including when conducting auctions of municipal securities known as “bid-wanteds”; requires broker’s brokers to establish policies and procedures regarding bid-wanteds and offerings; and prohibits certain wrongful conduct.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Supervisory and Compliance Obligations of Municipal Advisors
Rule Summary: Establishes supervisory and compliance obligations of municipal advisors when engaging in municipal advisory activities.
Municipal Advisors, Municipal Fund Securities
Reporting of Information on Municipal Fund Securities
Rule Summary: Requires dealers, when acting in the capacity of an underwriter for a 529 savings plan or ABLE program, to submit information on a semi-annual or, in the case of performance data, annual basis, to the MSRB.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
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.
Municipal Advisors, General Public, Issuers
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.
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Request for Comment
Concept Release: MSRB Requests Comment on Potential Modernization of Municipal Fund Securities Disclosure Obligations
SEC Filing
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
Notice
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
Transactions with Sophisticated Municipal Market Professionals
Rule Summary: Provides for modified dealer regulatory obligations under other MSRB rules when dealing with sophisticated municipal market professionals.
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Request for Comment
Request for Comment on Gathering and Display of Bank Dealer Associated Persons’ Registration and Qualification Information