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Former N.Y. Giants tight-end and two-time Super Bowl champion Mark Bavaro is taking on an expanded role at Academy Securities.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's assets dropped by $8.5 million.

At issue is the so-called "public disclosure bar," which prevents a whistleblower from pursuing a lawsuit based on publicly available information.

An SEC advisory committee recommended allowing investment advisers affiliated with broker-dealers to offer and sell negotiated new issue muni bonds during the order period that the dealer also participates in.

The last-ditch attempt to settle Preston Hollow Capital's lawsuit against Nuveen failed this week.

Nonfarm payrolls gained a less-than-expected 145,000 in December, and the unemployment rate held at 3.5%. Slow wage growth suggests the economy will not overheat and the Fed can maintain rates.

Paige Cognetti takes over in the aftermath of a corruption scandal and faces tough economic challenges, including an adverse ruling in a taxpayer lawsuit.

Retired Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, an advisory board member of Academy Securities, talks with The Bond Buyer’s Chip Barnett about the current situation in the Middle East and what states and cities can do to safeguard their municipalities against the threat of cyber attacks.

Moody's says handling electrical demand will be a challenge for the island.

The muni market saw the last issuance of the week come and go; the front end of the curve were stronger than the long-end.