s 4 Flashcards
Spread
Formal definition
Difference between price paid to issuer (the bid) and the price sold to the public (reoffering yield)
Called Underwriting Spread or Production
management fee
any amount realized by the syndicate manager and not realized by the syndicated
takedown
also called total takedown
Spread Minus Management fee
Total Takedown composition
additional takedown and concession
The price at which a selling group member buys the issue
concession
Rule G-23
Establishes standards for financial advisors that advise on issues for the issuer.
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Underwriting
Forbidden regardless if it’s a negotiated or competitive bid
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Remarketing Agent
generally prohibited from acting as a remarketing agent with respect to the same issuer of
municipal securities
Remarketing Agent
Defined
A remarketing agent is defined as a municipal securities dealer responsible for
reselling to investors securities (such as variable rate demand obligations) that have been tendered for
purchase by their owner
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Successor Remarketing Agent
A firm is permitted to serve as a successor remarketing agent for an issue if the
financial advisory relationship has been terminated for a period of at least one year prior to the firm being
selected as the remarketing agent
Underwriter giving advice
as stated earlier, a broker-dealer may provide advice to an issuer relating to
the issuance of municipal securities in the capacity of acting as an underwriter and not as a financial
advisor. This may include the structure, timing, and terms of the issue. In order for the firm to be
considered an underwriter and not a financial advisor, it must clearly identify to the issuer at the earliest
possible stage that it’s acting as an underwriter
SEC Rule 15c2-12
will also assist an underwriter in meeting the obligation to have a reasonable basis
1. Must obtain and review an official statement prior to bidding for or purchasing the securities. The
official statement must be considered to be in final form by the issuer at that time. Since the following
information may not yet be known, it can be omitted:
– Offering price, interest rate, selling compensation, aggregate principal amount
– Principal amount per maturity, delivery dates, ratings, and identity of the underwriter(s)
Must send to customers the most recent copy of the preliminary official statement, if any, within one
business day of request (for negotiated offerings)
Must contract with the issuer to receive sufficient quantities of the final official statement within seven
business days after the agreement to purchase, offer, or sell the securities,
Exemptions SEC Rule 15c2-12
pertains to most primary offerings of municipal securities, with the
following exceptions:
A primary offering of municipal securities with an aggregate principal amount of less than $1,000,000
Bonds that are sold to investors in units of no less than $100,000 and are sold to no more than
35 sophisticated investors (private placement)
Bonds that are sold in $100,000 minimum denominations and mature in nine months or less
Delivery of Official Statement to Customers
If an underwriter has submitted the official statement to EMMA, a broker-dealer may send a notice to any
customer who purchases a new issue of municipal securities advising them how to obtain the official
statement from EMMA. This may be done in lieu of sending the official statement to a customer. The
notice must state that a copy of the official statement will be provided by the broker-dealer upon request. If
the customer contacts the broker-dealer to request the official statement, it must be sent by first class mail
within one business day of the request.
MSRB’s Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) System
The MSRB has established EMMA
as the primary market disclosure service for official statements, other related primary market documents,
and information. The EMMA website can receive documents from issuers and underwriters and provides
access free of charge to the public
Syndicate Letter
The syndicate manager will invite other firms to participate by sending a syndicate
letter. The syndicate letter will specify the obligations and participation of the members, when the
syndicate will settle, the type of account, and priority of orders.
In a negotiated issue, the syndicate will form under an agreement among underwriters rather than a
syndicate letter.
Good-faith checks can range from
1% to 5% of the issue’s par value, with 2% being the typical amount
Disclosure of Capacity
Every syndicate member that submits an order to purchase municipal securities being held by the
syndicate must disclose, at the time of submission, if the securities are being purchased for:
Its dealer account (for inventory)
The account of a related portfolio
A municipal securities investment trust sponsored by the dealer, or
An accumulation account that’s established in connection with a
municipal securities investment trust