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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Comments for the proposal are in and many urge the Commission to drop the proposal it due to the overlap of existing MSRB and FINRA rules.
April 3 -
The rule establishes the standards to which registered solicitor municipal advisors should adhere and includes amendments to Rule G-8 on books and records.
March 31 -
The amendments seek to align the Rules with the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent approval of T+1 clearing across bond markets.
March 29 -
Massive transit projects have funding momentum, and traditional road and bridge projects are advancing as well despite political opposition and some shaky funding.
March 29 -
The Investing in Our Communities Act, introduced by House members Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Ruppersberger, D-Md., would reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding.
March 28 -
The proposal would prevent the sale of asset -backed securities tainted by any material conflict of interest and commenters feel that munis should be excluded from the final rule.
March 27 -
The Securities and Exchange has updated its frequently asked questions page for the registration of municipal advisors, providing guidance on Form MA, Form MA-I and Form MA-NR
March 21 -
The nation's top court may well have to weigh in on the constitutionality of the strings attached to the federal pandemic aid.
March 20 -
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank clouds the economic landscape and complicates monetary policy decisions but it's a long way off from the troubles banks and broker-dealers faced in the 2008 financial crisis.
March 17 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposal would require all market entities to implement policies and procedures to address cybersecurity risks.
March 16
