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Contact: Jennifer A. Galloway, Chief Communications Officer
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MSRB REQUESTS COMMENT ON ESTABLISHING CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL ADVISORS

Washington, DC – The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) is seeking comment on a draft rule amendment to establish continuing education (CE) requirements for municipal advisors. The CE requirements would complement the MSRB’s professional qualification program for municipal advisors, including an examination for municipal advisor representatives and a forthcoming examination for municipal advisor principals at municipal advisor firms.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandated that the MSRB develop professional qualification standards and CE requirements for municipal advisors. The draft amendments to MSRB Rule G-3, on professional qualification requirements, aim to establish robust CE requirements for municipal advisors while balancing the need to avoid unnecessary regulatory overlap with existing CE requirements for municipal securities dealers, who may also act as municipal advisors.

“Creating appropriate CE requirements for municipal advisors will ensure that firms provide minimum levels of training to individuals whose advice can have such a long-lasting impact on the financial health of states, cities and other municipalities across the country,” said MSRB Executive Director Lynnette Kelly. “This is an important next step in the development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for municipal advisors.”

The MSRB will host a free educational webinar on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review the draft requirements and assist stakeholders in providing input on the proposal. Register for the webinar.

Read the request for comment. Comments should be submitted no later than November 14, 2016.

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. 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. 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. MSRB is overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress.

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