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New MSRB rules seek to end municipal swap adviser scandals

Original headline: Dodd-Frank rules take aim at brokers pushing rate swaps for bigger commissions

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Dodd-Frank rules take aim at brokers pushing muni rate swaps for bigger payday

Risk magazine | 26 Aug 2010  Image
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Finra scrutinises muni-bond market; US Treasury creates Consumer Financial...

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The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) has launched an investigation into financial institutions' underwriting derivatives contracts used by US municipals to finance debt at lower costs....

Risk magazine | 02 Jul 2009
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US municipal market faces clean-up under new rules

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The municipal bond market in the US is still largely in a state of disarray, well over a year after the collapse of the auction rate securities (ARS) sector, though signs of recovery are visible in the...

Risk magazine | 21 May 2009
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Jefferson County head indicted on bribery, money laundering charges

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The Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, has been charged with 101 counts including bribery, money laundering, mail and wire fraud pertaining to the award of lucrative bond transaction and swap agreement servicing contracts in exchange for financial kick-backs,...

Risk magazine | 01 Dec 2008

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Investors caught short by auction rate meltdown

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Investors badly misjudged the risks posed by auction rate securities (ARS), and the willingness of dealers to keep supporting the market in the event of a liquidity drought, a new report has shown.

Risk magazine | 30 Jun 2008

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