Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and Municipal Advisory Council of Texas Education and Outreach Seminar Thursday, March 5, 2015 Renaissance Hotel, Stemmons Ballroom 2222 North Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207 AGENDA 2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Welcome and Introductions Ritta McLaughlin, Chief Education Officer, MSRB 2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Opening Remarks George Williford, Chair, Texas MAC and Managing Director, First Southwest Company Marcy Edwards, Vice Chair, MSRB 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. MSRB Market Structure and Transparency Initiatives Sharon Zackula, Associate General Counsel, MSRB Justin Pica, Director of Product Management, MSRB This session will cover MSRB rulemaking initiatives including best execution, pricing reference information and the EMMA® Price Discovery Tool. 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Municipal Advisor Rulemaking Update Sharon Zackula, Associate General Counsel, MSRB Michael Cowart, Assistant General Counsel, MSRB This session will review the status of the MSRB municipal advisor regulatory framework, including MSRB Rule G-42 on duties of nonsolicitor municipal advisors, MSRB Rule G-44 on supervisory and compliance obligations of municipal advisors. Also, this session will cover the upcoming municipal advisor professional qualifications examination process. 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Comments Ritta McLaughlin, Chief Education Officer, MSRB Laura Slaughter, Executive Director, Texas MAC 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Reception
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