The Provisions of the Volcker Rule Relating to Municipal Securities
Published on:
February 13, 2012
Committee:
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.