Michael Bartolotta, FirstSouthwest vice chairman, has been appointed to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Michael will serve a three-year term on the MSRB, which was established in 1975 by Congress to protect investors and promote a fair and efficient municipal securities market. The board, which is comprised of members from the public, banks and municipal securities broker-dealers, institutes the rules regulating securities firms, banks and the general municipal market for the protection of the individual. MSRB also collects and disseminates market information to protect and inform the public.
With more than 22 years of experience in public finance as a financial advisor and underwriter for a wide variety of clients and issuers, Michael is a highly qualified addition to MSRB. He also serves on the board of directors of First Southwest Company, First Southwest Holdings LLC and PlainsCapital Bank. He is an active member of the board of directors of TexSTAR, FirstSouthwest’s local government investment pool, and the board of visitors of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.