In comments in response to FINRA's and MSRB's proposal to shorten the time allowed for post-trade reporting in debt securities, SIFMA recommended that FINRA and MSRB reconsider if a one-minute trade reporting requirement is appropriate for fixed income markets.
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FINRA fined a muni dealer for MSRB Rule violations including (i) failing to timely cancel or close out inter-dealer municipal securities transactions after settlement; (ii) failing "to take prompt steps to obtain physical possession or control of 247 short positions resulting from failed inter-dealer municipal securities transactions;" and (iii) related supervisory violations.
The SEC approved an amendment to MSRB Rule G-12 ("Uniform Practice") to require the completion of allocations, confirmations, and affirmations by the end of trade date for municipal securities transactions.
A municipal securities firm settled FINRA charges for failing to file complete and timely quarterly reports with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce an adequate supervisory system.
The MSRB set a comment deadline of February 16, 2024 on a proposal to shorten the time allowed for post-trade reporting for Municipal Securities. The MSRB proposal was published in the Federal Register.