Archive 1998
Press Release: December 16, 1998
Press Release for Land-Secured Finance
Steering Committee.
Notice: December 14, 1998
Clarification on Recent Amendment
requiring Disclosure of Designation Information Pursuant to Rule G-11(g)(iii).
Notice: December 3, 1998
The
Board has filed further proposed amendments to the Board's previously
filed proposal to exempt certain dealers from disclosure and recordkeeping
requirements relating to political contributions and municipal securities
business -- Rules G-37, G-8, G-9 and G-38
Notice: December 1, 1998
The SEC has approved amendments
to rules G-11, G-12 and G-8 in regard to syndicate practices.
The amendments became effective upon SEC approval.
Notice: November 20, 1998
The Board is publishing a notice
regarding electronic delivery and receipt of information by brokers,
dealers and municipal securities dealers
Notice: November 19, 1998
The Board is publishing a notice
regarding the disclosure obligations of brokers, dealers and municipal
securities dealers in connection with new issue municipal securities
under rule G-32.
Notice: October 13, 1998
The Securities and Exchange Commision
has approved an amendment to rule G-38, on consultants, to give dealers
the option of disclosing their consulting arrangements to issuers on
either an issue-specific or issuer-speicific basis.
Press Release: September 14, 1998
The Board Elects Officers
Notice: September 3, 1998
The Board is publishing a notice regarding issuer
selection of underwriters' counsel.
Approved: August 19, 1998
Today the Securities and Exchange Commission approved
the Board’s plan to institute a service to provide a daily public
report summarizing prices and volumes of trading in the municipal securities
market during the previous day (the "Combined Daily Report").
Amendment Filed: August 18, 1998
Today the Board filed with the SEC an amendment
to its previously proposed amendments to rule G-11, on sales of new
issue municipal securities during the underwriting period (File No.
SR-MSRB-97-15).
Attention: August 14,1998
The Board has announced that it will host a forum
on disclosure to be held on November 11 and 12, 1998, in Washington,
D.C. The forum will consist of sessions focusing on various aspects
of disclosure in the municipal securities market.
Amendment Approved: July 21, 1998
The SEC has approved an amendment to rule G-32,
on disclosures in connection with new issues, relating to inter-dealer
dissemination of official statements and disclosure of initial offering
prices to customers
Amendment Approved: July 21, 1998
The SEC has approved an amendment to rule G-32,
on disclosures in connection with new issues, relating to delivery of
official statements to customers purchasing new issue VRDOs.
Questions and answers: June 30, 1998
The Board is publishing questions and answers about
reporting transactions as required by rule G-14.
Notice of Interpretation: June 29, 1998
Questions and Answers Regarding Section (i) of
Rule G-37, on Political Contributions and Prohibitions on Municipal
Securities Business"
Public Reporting of Transactions in Municipal Securities: Rule G-14.
June 25, 1998
The Board has filed a proposed rule change to
institute a service that would provide daily public reports summarizing
information about customer and inter-dealer transactions in municipal
securities reported to the Board under rule G-14.
Amendments Filed with the SEC to Require Dealers to Report Their Consultant's
Political Contributions and Payments to Political Parties, June
16, 1998
The Board has filed amendments to rules G-38,
on consultants, and G-8, on books, and records to require dealers to
obtain from their consultants information on the consultants' political
contributions and payments to state and local political parties and
for dealers to report such information to the Board on Form G-37/G-38.
Notice of Filing of New Fees for OS/ARD Annual Backlog Collections, June
15, 1998
On June 15, 1998, the Board filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("Commission") a proposed rule change
to change certain fees relating to the operation of its Official Statement/Advance
Refunding Document ("OS/ARD") subsystem of the Municipal Securities
Information Library® ("MSIL®") system.
Rule G-38 Q&A, June 1, 1998
On May 20, 1998, the SEC approved
a rule G-38 Q&A notice concerning bank affiliates and the definition
of payment.
Year 2000 system issues, May 21, 1998
The Board is publishing a notice
regarding Year 2000 system issues.
Requirements of Rule G-29, on Availability of Board Rules,
May 21, 1998
The Board is publishing a notice
reviewing the requirements of rule G-29, on availability of Board rules.
Customer Transaction Reporting, May
18, 1998:
This notice describes a revised
set of error messages for customer transaction reporting.
Notice Regarding correspondence
between the Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission, May 5,
1998
Notice Regarding Effectiveness of Commercial Paper Amendment
to Rule G-36, April 9, 1998
Notice Regarding Effectiveness of
Commercial Paper Amendment to Rule G-36 and New Version of Form G-36
Manual
Sample Daily Price and
Volume Reports: March 3, 1998 to April 3, 1998
The Board has filed an amendment to rule G-32, March
25, 1998
The Board has filed an amendment
to rule G-32 relating to delivery of official statements to customers
purchasing certain new issue VRDOs"
The Board has filed a further amendment to its previously
proposed amendment to rule G-38, March 18,1998
The Board has filed a further amendment
to its previously proposed amendment to rule G-38, on consultants, that
would give dealers the option of disclosing their consulting arrangements
to issuers, pursuant to section (c) of the rule, on either an issue-specific
or issuer-specific basis.
The Board has filed as amendment to rule G-32, March
12, 1998
The Board has filed as amendment
to rule G-32 relating to dissemination of official statements by dealers
acting as financial advisors
The Board has filed an amendment to rule G-36, March
10, 1998
The Board has filed an amendment to
rule G-36, relating to submission of Form G-36 for commercial paper
issues
SEC approved amendments to the Board's continuing education
rules, March 3, 1998
On March 3, 1998, the SEC approved
amendments to the Board's continuing education rules to strengthen the
requirements for registered persons and implement a new program specifically
for supervisors.
Proposed Amendments to Board's Continuing Education Program:
Rule G-3, January 21, 1998
The Board has
filed proposed amendments to rule G-3, on professional qualifications,
regarding the Board's continuing education program.
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