Connor Hussey is a reporter for the Bond Buyer. Before settling on municipal securities, he covered many facets of the finance industry, including private equity for Private Equity International and Private
Funds CFO, as well as tax for the International Tax Review and financial law for the International Financial Law Review. He has a B.A. in Economics and English Literature from the University of Maine.
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The FAA's reauthorization is facing trubulence before its expiration in September, but the enormous amount of cash airports have received from recent legislation situates them well regardless.
June 27 -
Capital Markets Advisors and Richard Ganci have called for partial judgment in their defense against Securities and Exchange Commission claims that they misled investors, ignored signs of financial distress and that they failed to disclose material conflicts of interest to nearly 200 municipal clients.
June 26 -
The Economic Development Administration, which hasn't been reauthorized in close to twenty years, should focus on grants, workforce development, and disaster relief, local leaders said.
June 21 -
Jerry Ford returns to fill the slot left open by Jill Jaworski.
June 15 -
The refusal to hear Ohio's case is the second time this year the Court has declined to take up challenges to ARPA.
June 14 -
ASA has added a new vice president and head of public affairs, months after they added muni advocacy veteran Jessica Giroux to its roster.
June 12 -
The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration before its funding expires in September.
June 9 -
Molloy will be leaving the banking giant for the nonprofit sector. Dan Tomson and Paul Creedon, co-heads of public finance, will be taking over his responsibilities.
June 9 -
The MSRB has received approval from the SEC for its amendments to Rules G-12 on uniform practice and G-15 on confirmation, clearance, and settlement practices.
May 31 -
FINRA has charged Crews and Associates $50,000 and its former head trader and CEO $30,000 for selling municipal bonds with markups and for failing to maintain a supervisory system.
May 25 -
The exemption, which has been recently enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time, will likely force some underwriters to opt out of it for fear of enforcement.
May 22 -
As GFOA's new president, she intends to work to address staffing shortages and bring GFOA members together.
May 22 -
Panelists at the 2023 NFMA Annual Conference described the increasing costs and associated problems issuers will face in ensuring their communities maintain clean water.
May 18 -
Panelists at the National Federation of Municipal Analysts discussed their experiences dealing with resiliency in the face of budgetary and environmental problems.
May 17 -
The amendments make some key rule changes, including on the use of testimonials in municipal advisor advertising.
May 16 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is seeking an MA candidate to replace Jill Jaworski as she leaves to become the chief financial officer of the City of Chicago.
May 15 -
The SEC recently brought its first ever enforcement actions for violating its limited offering exemption, and market participants are beginning to tighten up their policies and procedures in response.
May 11 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission will be issuing two different rulemaking proposals to address the controversial Financial Data Transparency Act.
May 10 -
Circuit Judge John K. Bush cited Alexander Hamilton's insistence in the Federalist Papers that states would retain their authority over their own taxation.
May 4 -
The Treasury Department's Bureau of Fiscal Service has suspended the sales of State and Local Government Series securities in efforts to avoid defaulting on the debt limit.
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