SEC's Broad Municipal Adviser Rule Risks Collateral Damage

By Ian Thoms · July 20, 2012, 5:59 PM EDT

In trying to regulate municipal bond advisers under the Dodd-Frank Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission vastly overshot the mark and crafted a rule that could burden banks, elected officials...

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