Market Faces a Generational Year.

The article focuses on several speculations concerning the various changes in the municipal securities market as regulators try to carry out mandates under the Dodd-Frank Wall Reform and Consumer Protection Act in the U.S. in 2011. It is said that additional funding is needed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) to fulfill their Dodd-Frank mandates. The initiative of the MSRB to address the funding-related issue is also cited.