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The Provisions of the Volcker Rule Relating to Municipal Securities

Published on:
February 13, 2012
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SIFMA provides comments to multiple federal regulators on proposed rulemaking to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Volcker Rule). This comment letter focuses specifically on:

  • municipal securities; and
  • tender option bonds, which are a specific type of transaction described herein that involves the repackaging of municipal securities that is common in the marketplace.

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