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 proposed changes to its fee structure fails to address the discrepancy between fees generated from dealers and municipal advisors in addition to a lack of transparency in its budgeting process.
July 7 -
Lanza said the "time was right" to return to the private sector.
July 6 -
The Supreme Court’s ruling stripped the EPA of its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but analysts say utilities are unlikely to feel immediate credit impacts; in some cases, it may ease credit pressures.
July 5 -
Largely attributable to Fed interest rate increase-led volatility, outstanding municipal bonds lost $300 billion of market value in the first quart of 2022, a Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board report said.
June 29 -
Disclosure around ESG-related risk factors to credit as well as for ESG-labeled bonds remains a mixed landscape that reflects the heterogenous nature of the muni market itself.
June 28 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s visiting scholar Lourdes Germán will use the board’s data to help research ESG trends in public finance, including the impact of ESG on the secondary market.
June 27 -
Most large states are using pandemic aid for revenue replacement and this will be an issue in the future, an academic says.
June 24 -
The National League of Cities’ 2022 State of Cities report shows a shift to funding infrastructure through a public safety lens in a post-COVID world.
June 23 -
The Kenmore-Tonawanda school district in Erie County, New York, may piggyback on a planned August note sale.
June 21 -
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District in Erie County, New York will pay $17.5 million to 35 victims who sought compensation under the state’s Child Victims Act.
June 16
