The MSRB announced new members of the 2017 Investor Advisory Group. Group members advise the MSRB Board of Directors on municipal market practices, transparency and investor protection issues. The new members include:
- Fred S. Cohen, SVP/Director, Municipal Bond Trading, AllianceBernstein LP;
- Jim Ladge, COO and Portfolio Manager, Appleton Partners, Inc.;
- Geoffrey L. Schechter, Investment Officer, MFS Investment Management;
- Justin Schwartz, Head of Municipal Money Markets, Vanguard Group, Inc.; and
- Ben Smelser, Vice President and Senior Trader, Breckinridge Capital Advisors.
Topics that will be addressed by the MSRB this year include primary offering practices and the potential addition of pre-trade data to the Electronic Municipal Market Access ("EMMA") website.
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