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 MSRB's quarterly meeting, set to take place Jan. 25-26, will also include discussion of EMMA modernization efforts and the impacts of the Financial Data Transparency Act.
January 18 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's request for comment on amendments to its primary offering disclosure rule garnered just two submissions.
January 18 -
Underwriting fees generated for the board totaled some $7.4 million, an almost 50% drop from the $14.3 million the board received in 2020.
January 13 -
The board has confirmed his departure from the regulator is imminent
January 11 -
Beginning today, Jessica Giroux steps into her new role as general counsel and head of fixed income policy at the American Securities Association.
January 9 -
This dismissal won't affect the state's other lawsuit against the Biden administration's clawback of pandemic relief funds for state tax cuts
January 6 -
Without admitting or denying the findings, Blaylock Van consented to FINRA's findings that it failed to establish and maintain written supervisory procedures.
January 5 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board seeks four board members, particularly searching for an investor.
January 4 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Finance Abuse Division began looking in new directions, charging five different firms with violating 15c2-12 limited offering exemptions in addition to going after issuer officials.
December 30 -
Regulators have ambitious plans for 2023, which include best execution and time of trade proposals.
December 27 -
PNC Capital Markets has agreed to pay almost $200,000 to settle with the SEC over a failure to meet disclosure requirements in connection with 36 limited offerings.
December 22 -
Brandon Comer said the SEC's case alleging breach of fiduciary duty against him lacks evidence, but a federal judge refused to end the case.
December 20 -
State spending growth topped 18.2% in FY 2022, the highest annual increase in state spending since the National Association of State Budget Officers began recording the data in 1979.
December 16 -
The regulation would establish a universal standard requiring dealers in any transaction with a customer to use reasonable diligence to get the customer the best price.
December 14 -
The change would give broker dealers, municipal securities dealers and municipal advisors until Jan. 31 to annually affirm the information on Form A-12, among other changes.
December 14 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has announced its fifteen-member Compliance Advisory Group for the 2023 fiscal year, which includes eleven women and four men.
December 12 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission's 2020 amendments to rule 15c2-11 on the publication of quotes by broker dealers won't be enforced until 2025.
December 1 -
Tribal governments have invested in 344 infrastructure and affordable housing projects as a result of $20 billion received from the American Rescue Plan Act.
December 1 -
In the letter addressed to House congressional leaders, members urged leadership to expand the affordable housing credit and lower the PAB requirement.
November 28 -
Ruben James Rojas agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay a $50,000 fine after the Securities and Exchange Commission found that he misled bond investors in connection with a $100 million offering.
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