October's roundup of pressing items in the bond markets includes a spate of lawsuits involving municipal bonds, issuers weighing in on the Financial Data Transparency Act and more.

The results of the Nov. 5 polls will address many key municipal market policies.

The 10 largest issuers of electric power issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $8.224 billion.

The 10 largest underwriters of electric power issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $8.68 billion.

Top 10 electric power bond counsel of electric power issuance accounted for $9.36 billion in 38 deals in the first half of 2024.

The 10 largest underwriters of education issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $48.172 billion.

The 10 largest bond counsels of education issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $28.829 billion.

The 10 largest issuers of education issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $15.219 billion.

Education issuance in the first half of 2024 rose 27% year-over-year, increasing to $64.516 billion across 1,646 issues from $50.796 billion in 1,559 transactions from 1H 2023.

The top five bond financings came in above $7 billion.

PFM takes the top spot.

NYC TFA tops the list.

September's bond market news: The Securities and Exchange Commission fines advisors $1.3 million, Trump promotes a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, and more key developments.

With the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's new amendments to Rule G-27 and the future of the tax-exempt status afforded to municipal bonds in the balance, there are many noteworthy policy developments.

Recent career moves are providing firms the opportunity to expand their markets.

The top five bond financings came in above $8 billion.

The top five bond financings came in above $1 billion.

The newcomers, Greenberg Traurig, Bryant Rabbino and Ballard Spahr, knocked Bracewell, Nixon Peabody and Gilmore & Bell, out of the top 10.

With joint proposed rulemaking details unavailable and bond issuance growing, these are top issues experts need to know.

The top 5 competitive underwriters remained in the same ranking positions as 1H 2023, while there was some shuffling with the remaining in the Top 10.