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 Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations intends to home in on municipal advisor obligations, transfer agents and municipal issuer disclosures.
March 31 -
The budget provides more money to state and local governments and record levels of funding for schools and railroad initiatives.
March 28 -
The New York Fed has called on regulators to issue updated rules on money market funds, but the market effects are quickly transforming the market.
March 25 -
Elements of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure proposal may influence the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board as it considers more specific rules for the municipal bond market.
March 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service will permanently allow TEFRA hearings to be held remotely.
March 21 -
The MSRB has issued a warning that with the rise in interest rates in recent months, bonds trading at a discount may be less liquid than those trading at par.
March 18 -
The city has succeeded in defending the tax-exempt status of a series of bonds issued in 2013 against IRS claims that they should be retroactively taxable.
March 18 -
The Government Finance Officers Association issued a warning for government officials aiming to deal in cryptocurrencies in addition to updating its best practices for issuers of designated bonds
March 17 -
Sanchez was instrumental in drafting the municipal advisory regulatory regime during his previous stint at the SEC.
March 17 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Texas' Crosby Independent School District and two individuals in connection with the school district’s 2017 fiscal year financial statements.
March 16
