MSRB and SIFMA to Co-Host Regulatory and Compliance Seminars

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) are pleased to announce they will host two municipal securities seminars this fall covering regulatory and compliance issues. The first seminar will be held in New York on Thursday, October 7, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at SIFMA’s offices, 120 Broadway, 2nd floor. A second seminar covering the same material will be held in Chicago on Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hilton Suites Chicago, 198 E Delaware Place, Lakeshore Ballrooms A&B. A reception will immediately follow both meetings.

The seminars will provide an update on regulatory and compliance issues in the municipal securities market. Staff from the MSRB and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will serve as panelists. A representative of the Internal Revenue Service will also participate in the Chicago seminar. View the full agendas for the New York seminar and the Chicago seminar.

The seminars are free and open to all members of the municipal securities community including professionals at municipal securities dealers, asset managers, municipal financial advisors, issuers and bond counsel. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. To register, please click the appropriate link below:

For additional information, please contact Lisette Rios at lrios@sifma.org or (212) 313-1210 about the New York seminar or Laura Cunningham at lcunningham@sifma.org or (212) 313-1144 about the Chicago seminar.

September 13, 2010