MSRB to Host Webinar February 3, 2011 on Proposed Pay to Play Rule for Municipal Advisors

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February 2, 2011

TO: 529 PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 1-11
BROKER/DEALER ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 7-11
CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANY MEMBERS No. 15-11
COMPLIANCE MEMBERS No. 10-11
INVESTMENT ADVISER MEMBERS No. 6-11
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 7-11
PENSION COMMITTEE No. 4-11
SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 26-11
SMALL FUNDS MEMBERS No. 15-11
TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 11-11 RE: MSRB TO HOST WEBINAR FEBRUARY 3, 2011 ON PROPOSED PAY TO PLAY RULE FOR MUNICIPAL ADVISORS

 

As you know, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has published a proposal to establish “pay to play” and related rules relating to municipal advisors and to make certain conforming changes to existing pay to play rules for brokers, dealers, and municipal securities dealers. [1]  The MSRB will hold an informational webinar on the proposal and draft Rule G-42 tomorrow, February 3, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. to talk about the details of the draft rule.  To register for the webinar visit https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/352120491. [2]

 

Heather L. Traeger
Associate Counsel

Tamara K. Salmon
Senior Associate Counsel

endnotes

 [1] See ICI Memorandum 24897, dated January 21, 2011.

 [2] Should you experience difficulty accessing the notice using the link above, go to http://www.msrb.org/ and the notice can be viewed by clicking on the link under What's New.  You may also view the notice by copying the URL and pasting it into your web browser's address bar.