MSRB States Its Strategic Goals

The MSRB released a list of the "Strategic Goals" it intends to pursue for the foreseeable future. The goals include objectives related to the following:

• properly utilizing guidance, clarifications, and other educational releases to support rule comprehension and compliance among member firms;

• further developing the Electronic Municipal Market Access ("EMMA") website in order to improve market participants' access to relevant data, forms and other important regulatory tools;

• using the MSRB's information and data to improve market transparency;

• using its status as an independent self-regulatory organization to communicate with policymakers and provide helpful commentary on regulatory issues; and

• diversifying its funding sources in order to promote its own financial sustainability.