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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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 -
Twenty-three years after hitting rock bottom, D.C. has a triple-A rating.
July 12 -
Maine Gov. Paul LePage angered many muni market participants last month with a last-second cancellation of already-priced bonds, but is that the end of the story?
July 12 -
While munis have received scant attention at previous meetings, a discussion of pre-trade transparency is on tap for next week's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee meeting.
July 11 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has already barred Jose Ramirez from the securities industry, his lawyer said.
July 10 -
The SEC issued separate administrative orders Monday stripping Malachi Financial Products of its muni advisory registration and barring Porter Bingham from the industry.
July 9 -
The MSRB is looking for public members, and specifically investors, to apply through Friday for spots on its board of directors.
July 9 -
Rita Sallis has briefly rejoined the MSRB board following the resignation of Jim Beard and Ronald Dieckman's term has been extended.
July 5 -
CDFA said it is surveying local, state and multi-jurisdictional issuers about private activity bond fees in conduit transactions.
July 5 -
Six straight treasurers want SEC chairman Jay Clayton to stay the course on the commission's forced arbitration policy.
July 3 -
After a bumpy but overall successful launch of markup disclosure, the muni industry looks ahead to regulatory scrutiny and finding ways to use the new data.
June 29 -
Deutsche Bank Securities and Central States Capital Markets agreed to settle with FINRA for a combined $80,000.
June 28 -
The new guidance is just the first of a planned three-part release, which will later cover social media use and the rule's content standards.
June 27 -
Issuer groups urged a Senate Panel to undo a 2014 SEC rule change that required money market funds to use a floating net asset value.
June 26 -
Jose Ramírez has yet to acknowledge wrongdoing in misleading investors about Puerto Rico debt and may pose a continued threat to investors, SEC lawyers told a federal judge.
June 25 -
The SEC contends it played fairly in prosecuting its case against Wells Fargo Securities and Peter Cannava, denying the defense's allegations of dishonest "legal gamesmanship."
June 22
