MSRB Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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 spectacular recovery.

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.

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.

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, including an online Education Center and compliance resources, and its eLearning platform, MuniEdPro®.

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, and its eLearning platform, MuniEdPro®.

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 resources provided by the MSRB, including an online Education Center and compliance resources, and its eLearning platform, MuniEdPro®.

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®.