MSRB Podcast
MSRB Podcast
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)
Capital raised through municipal bond offerings finance essential infrastructure and other projects for state and local governments. To enhance your understanding of the municipal securities market, the MSRB Podcast delivers information from a principal regulator of dealers and municipal advisors in the municipal securities market, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). Whether you want to learn more about MSRB rules or research, municipal market professionals’ regulatory obligations, market structure, transparency or emerging market topics, the MSRB Podcast is for you.
2025 Year in Review
MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley discusses key developments in the municipal securities market in 2025 and major trends in the last 5 years.
Jan 7
2024 in Review
MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley and Director, Market Practices Carol Converso analyze the 2024 municipal securities market, detailing a record trade count, an overall rise in yields, a significant increase in new issue volume, and more.
Jan 8, 2025
28 min
2023 in Review
MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley and Director, Market Practices Carol Converso discuss analysis of the municipal securities market in 2023 that reveals high interest rate volatility, record trade count and strong individual investor demand for bonds. 
Jan 11, 2024
25 min
2022 in Review
MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley and Senior Director of Research and Market Transparency Marcelo Vieira examine notable trends in the 2022 municipal bond market, including record trade count.
Jan 11, 2023
20 min
2021 in Review
MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley examines notable trends in the 2021 municipal bond market, including near record new issuance coupled with low volatility and the lowest overall trading volumes since 2016.
Feb 24, 2022
17 min
2020 in Review
MSRB Chief Market Structure Officer John Bagley, fresh off his return from secondment at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to assist the Municipal Liquidity Facility, analyzes notable trends in the municipal market in 2020, including the unprecedented market dislocation and spectacular recovery.
Feb 22, 2021
Building the Board
Hear from special guest Gary Hall, former Board Chair, as well as current Board members, Caroline Cruise and Seema Mohanty, about the MSRB’s work to recruit a new class of Board members and create a Board that is diverse, inclusive and representative.
Dec 15, 2020
27 min
The Path to Systems Modernization
Modernizing decades-old market transparency systems is no small task. Get a behind-the-scenes look from the MSRB's technology and data leadership at this complex process, from taking our systems to the cloud to upgrading our infrastructure and developing a data strategy.
Nov 24, 2020
30 min
Investing in Technology for the Future
Modern regulation is dependent on technological advancement. This episode features several members of the MSRB Board of Directors discussing the MSRB's strategic investment in technology and their vision for advancing fairness, transparency and efficiency in the municipal market. The MSRB Podcast expands the array of existing, market education resources provided by the MSRB, including an online Education Center and compliance resources, and its eLearning platform, MuniEdPro®.
Sep 30, 2020
23 min
Enhancing Board Governance
Effective municipal market regulation depends on efficient and representative governance. This episode covers new amendments to MSRB rules, that enhance governance standards and reduce the size of the MSRB Board of Directors. The MSRB Podcast expands the array of existing, market education resources provided by the MSRB, including an online Education Center and compliance resources, and its eLearning platform, MuniEdPro®.
Aug 25, 2020
23 min
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