The MSRB proposal to amend Rule G-3 to establish additional qualification requirements for municipal advisor principals was published in the Federal Register. Comments on the proposal must be submitted by October 30, 2018.

As previously covered, the proposed amendments would (i) establish the Municipal Advisor Principal Qualification Examination (the "Series 54 examination") and (ii) require those persons who meet the definition of a municipal advisor principal to pass the Series 54 examination prior to becoming municipal advisor principals.

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