MSRB announced the launch of a new electronic tool to help retail investors gauge the trade price of a municipal bond more quickly and easily. Using MSRB's Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA®) website, investors can use the tool to assess the potential value of municipal securities that trade infrequently by finding recent trade prices of municipal securities with similar characteristics, including maturity date, interest rate, state and other features. Users can then select up to five matching securities to view a side-by-side comparison of their prices and yields or to chart their

The FDIC announced changes to the deposit insurance education materials, available on the FDIC's website, that are designed to improve the accessibility and presentation of deposit insurance information to the general public. See : FDIC Press Release.

On May 29, 2014, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein delivered remarks before FINRA's Division of Market Regulation in which she discussed the SEC-FINRA partnership, the limitations of the organizations' existing rules, and enforcement issues, as well as addressing the question, "Are the markets rigged?" Commissioner Stein discussed a number of the challenges faced by the SEC in its enforcement effort, citing as a major issue the fact that most violations require proof of intent. Commissioner Stein suggested that the SEC and FINRA reexamine existing rules to ensure that regulators haven't "made it

The SEC charged Liquidnet Inc., a brokerage firm that operates a dark pool alternative trading system ("ATS"), with improperly using subscribers' confidential trading information in marketing its services. Regulations require ATSs to establish and enforce safeguards and procedures to protect the confidential trading information of its subscribers. According to an SEC investigation, Liquidnet Inc. violated its regulatory obligations (see Regulation ATS, Rule 301(b)(10) ("Procedures to ensure the confidential treatment of trading information"). Liquidnet Inc. violated promises to its ATS users

The SEC was established 80 years ago on June 6, 1934, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into law. The SEC published a spotlight page on its website highlighting the events of 1934 and the creation of the SEC. Click here for Lofchie YouTube Selection.