MSRB Podcast

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Capital raised through municipal bond offerings finance essential infrastructure and other projects for state and local governments. To enhance your understanding of the municipal securities market, the MSRB Podcast delivers information from a principal regulator of dealers and municipal advisors in the municipal securities market, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). Whether you want to learn more about MSRB rules or research, municipal market professionals’ regulatory obligations, market structure, transparency or emerging market topics, the MSRB Podcast is for you.

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2023 in Review

Jan 11 2024 25 mins

MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley and Director, Market Practices Carol Converso discuss analysis of the municipal securities market in 2023 that reveals high interest rate volatility, record trade count and strong individual investor demand for bonds.

2022 in Review

Jan 11 2023 20 mins

MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley and Senior Director of Research and Market Transparency Marcelo Vieira examine notable trends in the 2022 municipal bond market, including record trade count.

2021 in Review

Feb 24 2022 17 mins

MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley examines notable trends in the 2021 municipal bond market, including near record new issuance coupled with low volatility and the lowest overall trading volumes since 2016.

2020 in Review

MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley (https://msrb.org/EducationCenter/library/~/link.aspx?_id=B5CFB481BD194104A5672DB2AA2BD0E8&_z=z), fresh off his return from secondment at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to assist the Municipal Liquidity Facility, analyzes notable trends in the municipal market in 2020, including the unprecedented market dislocation and spectacul

Building the Board

Dec 15 2020 27 mins

Hear from special guest Gary Hall, former Board Chair, as well as current Board members, Caroline Cruise and Seema Mohanty, about the MSRB’s work to recruit a new class of Board members and create a Board that is diverse, inclusive and representative.

The Path to Systems Modernization

Nov 24 2020 30 mins

Modernizing decades-old market transparency systems is no small task. Get a behind-the-scenes look from the MSRB's technology and data leadership at this complex process, from taking our systems to the cloud to upgrading our infrastructure and developing a data strategy.

Investing in Technology for the Future

Sep 30 2020 23 mins

Modern regulation is dependent on technological advancement. This episode features several members of the MSRB Board of Directors discussing the MSRB's strategic investment in technology and their vision for advancing fairness, transparency and efficiency in the municipal market. The MSRB Podcast expands the array of existing, market education resources provided by the MSRB, includ

Enhancing Board Governance

Aug 25 2020 23 mins

Effective municipal market regulation depends on efficient and representative governance. This episode covers new amendments to MSRB rules, that enhance governance standards and reduce the size of the MSRB Board of Directors. The MSRB Podcast expands the array of existing, market education resources provided by the MSRB, including an online Education Center and compliance resources

Leading through Crisis

Jul 27 2020 35 mins

In the first episode of the second season of the MSRB Podcast, MSRB leadership walks through the organization’s response to the pandemic and corresponding municipal market liquidity and credit crises. The MSRB Director of Research later joins for a deep dive into the data behind the March market dislocation. The MSRB Podcast expands the array of existing, market education resourc

Now You Are a Municipal Advisor – Disclosure Fundamentals

Non-solicitor municipal advisors have an obligation to disclose conflicts of interest and other information to clients. This episode discusses the disclosure provisions of MSRB Rule G-42.The MSRB Podcast expands the array of existing, market education resources provided by the MSRB, including an online Education Center and compliance resources, and its eLearning platform, MuniEdPro