Kyle Glazier is the Washington Bureau Chief of The Bond Buyer. He has previously covered securities law, the Far West, and markets. He has previously written for the Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union, and The Denver Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.
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Muni market groups claimed victory after federal banking regulators moved to treat munis like all other types of Level 2B HQLA.
August 23 -
As the dust settles on the SEC's 15c2-12 announcement, questions loom about how difficult it will be to implement.
August 21 -
The final rules will focus on debt obligations on a similar level as bonds, an effort to respond to comments that the first proposal was too broad.
August 20 -
The MSRB's new FAQs examine an issue on which municipal advisor firms have been seeking guidance for months.
August 16 -
The MSRB aims to provide considerations for firms looking at their compliance procedures.
August 14 -
The CFTC is set to decide how much swap activity necessitates inclusion in the swap dealer regulatory regime.
August 14 -
An "anemic" first quarter gave way to a much stronger second quarter for the muni market, SIFMA found.
August 13 -
Investors won't get nearly all their money back as the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Dwayne Edwards and Todd Barker draws towards a close and SEC lawyers want the losses taken into account in settlements.
August 9 -
While she didn't work on muni issues specifically, Allison Lee is a seasoned buster of financial wrongdoers.
August 8 -
The proposed new standard aims to create consistent practice in how conduit issuers report their liabilities.
August 7 -
Underwriters and issuers agree that G-17 disclosures have become boilerplate and excessive, but diverge on whether a complete opt-out should be allowed.
August 6 -
While the ruling wasn't a total victory for Wells Fargo or banker Peter Cannava, the court's decision grants them three more months of preparation in their fight against the SEC.
August 1 -
The report card touts the MSRB's accomplishments, though that doesn't sit well with some market participants.
July 31 -
The MSRB is hurrying to release multiple rounds of guidance on its pending muni advisor advertising rule, but industry groups say the first round could use some polish.
July 30 -
The MSRB's disclosure website has beefed up its data offerings with two new yield curves that are available for free.
July 18 -
The sharp decline in trading spreads since 2005 was driven mainly by regulation and technological changes, according to the MSRB's chief economist.
July 18 -
Will a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy in the VRDO market be dismissed early?
July 17 -
Two researchers found the Securities and Exchange Commission and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board had different data on municipal advisor registrants with a number of MAs failing to update SEC filings.
July 16 -
A newly released research paper found that the probability that a state general obligation bond will be rated higher after the Dodd-Frank Act is 2.7 times greater than before the law was enacted.
July 16 -
The new service will save dealer firms time and effort as they enter into muni underwriting syndicates.
July 13
