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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.

Report for January 10, 2020

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.

Robert Berry was named to replace Mark Campbell as head of the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.

Fargo finance director Kent Costin said the downgrade was expected given the decline in construction activity in 2019.

Neveu works in Butler Snow’s New Orleans office and has represented different issuers while focusing on affordable housing finance.

Political support lagged strong private interest in a potential privatization deal for the St. Louis airport.

Huntington Beach approved a resolution to refinance up to $436 million of public employee pension debt with pension obligation bonds.

Martin Arrick, a managing director at S&P Ratings and its longtime not-for-profit healthcare group leader, will retire on Jan. 15.

Oklahoma saw its economy steadily slowing through 2019, according to Treasurer Randy McDaniel.

While Fed officials repeated their contention that monetary policy is appropriate and rates can be held if the outlook remains as expected, the situation with Iran could cause preemptive cuts, one noted economist suggests.

The governor is pushing for $3B of bonding to tackle what he called the nation’s most aggressive program for reducing risks posed by climate change.