The MSRB filed on November 1, 2010 several proposed rule changes with the SEC that will require municipal advisors, as defined in the Dodd-Frank Act, to register with the MSRB by December 31, 2010.  The proposed rule changes also extend the MSRB’s fair dealing rule to municipal advisors.  The comment periods for these proposed rule changes will end 21 days after their dates of publication in the Federal Register.


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