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1. If Fiduciary Duty Governs Financial Advice, Why Not Ethics Advice and Officials' Disclosure?

   ... a discussion of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's (MSRB) draft Rule G-42, entitled "Duties of Non-Solicitor Municipal Advisors" (the MSRB's text webinar on the draft rule is attached; see below). "Municipal advisors" are the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

   ... responsibly with conflicts. The report focuses more on ethics training than on anything else, and it has some good ideas about it. ... such as appointments of family members, reputation (e.g., censure motions), and indirect benefits; and indefinite benefits. These are ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Other ethics related resources on the web

   Sites Focusing on Ethics in Public Service and Character Education Council on Governmental Ethics Laws A professional organization for government ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

4. Antitrust Probe of Municipal Bond Market

   ... that is, collusion between banks and brokers to fix prices on guaranteed investment contracts (GICs). GICs are arrangements by which local ... it's not legal. (See Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rules G37 and G38 ) In addition to banks and brokers, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:46 - 0 comments

5. The Appropriateness of Business and Union Gifts to Government

   ... County, home of Indianapolis. Democrats favor two satellite sites for early voting (in addition to the City-County Building), but the ... auto workers union offer $50,000 to pay for the satellite sites. I oppose the acceptance of gifts to local governments from ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. State Ethics Mandates for Local Governments

   ... and Cass R. Sunstein (2008), which argues skillfully for default options, since people are lazy or, in this situation, it's in their self-interest to do nothing? A state could require a default ethics program that would take effect by the end of the following year, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Bond Advisers: Pay-to-Play, Phantom Bonds, and a Serious Lack of Transparency

   ... as Commerce Secretary (the Times article focuses on the financial adviser involved in New Mexico). Another scheme this ... of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board . The MSRB is now asking Congress for the authority to cover consultants and other ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Penalizing Ethics Proceeding Transparency

   ... is an essential part of government ethics, it should be the default position. In other words, unless there are very serious reasons to ... rights also need to be taken into account. When someone files a complaint, there has to be a serious reason to limit his right to speak ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Best Practices from the Book "Local Government Ethics Programs"

   ... book Local Government Ethics Programs will be put up on the City Ethics website in the next few days. It is updated, improved, and ... in the government. 3. Transparency as the default position of the ethics program, with respect to advice, disclosure, and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-20 08:35 - 0 comments

10. The Economic Crisis - Public vs. Private Interests Once Again

    ... It means the public sector must come back not just in the default mode when the private sector fails, but actively and constructively so ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-09-23 07:49 - 0 comments

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