Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)
The MSRB was established to promote a fair and efficient municipal securities market and conduct rulemaking for the municipal securities industry. It is a Self-Regulatory Organization that is subject to oversight by the SEC.
The MSRB is composed of 21 members knowledgeable about municipal securities markets, each member serving a term of four years. Eleven members must be public representatives independent of the industry, and they must include at least one institutional or retail investor in municipal securities, one representative of municipal entities, and one knowledgeable member of the public. Of the ten regulated representatives, at least one non-bank broker-dealer, one bank dealer, and one municipal advisor must be in the mix.
MSRB rules fall into five general categories:
- • Professional qualification rules provide operational standards that broker-dealers must meet prior to executing any municipal securities transactions. Professional training and periodic compliance examinations are