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Daily report for December 17, 2021

Despite outside pressures, municipal fundamentals are strong with improving credit pictures, issuers flush with federal cash and the ongoing supply-demand imbalance.

The index, which tracks over 2,800 securities, went live Wednesday. While ESG investment considerations have grown around the globe, the muni market is at the beginning stages and there is no universally accepted definition of ESG.

Existing partisan divides and political pressures may influence how the infrastructure act's grants are allocated, one Congressman said.

FINRA found that RBC’s supervisory system did not flag recommendations that resulted in potentially unsuitable concentrations of high-yield bonds in certain customer accounts.

The odds of non-housing projects receiving private activity bond funding in California are slimmer as state officials focus on its housing crisis.

The state says it would rid itself of a $500 million deferred maintenance tab by selling and then buying back a 30% stake in the Thompson Center.

Lokken is a public finance attorney with 20 years of experience representing issuers, borrowers, underwriters and purchasers.

Experts discuss the latest ways firms are defining their value propositions and evolving their customer communications, experience and support.

Daily report for December 16, 2021

An industry expert shares key takeaways on how institutions can implement sophisticated technologies to attract a younger generation of customers.

It marked the 40th straight week of positive flows into the long-term funds and brought the total inflows for this year near $82 billion. Exchanged-traded funds saw $168M of inflows.

A fight is brewing over whether the Oversight Board can preempt some of the territory's pension statutes.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to its money market fund rules, which it has tinkered with repeatedly since the Great Recession.

Join industry experts to explore how financial institutions can better prepare for future compliance issues associated with the evolving landscape.

Over the past year, Lumesis has expanded the capabilities of its DIVER suite of muni-focused business and regulatory solutions.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed fiscal 2022-2023 budget is down 1.8% from the previous adopted budget amid generous federal coronavirus relief funding.

One-shot federal aid and pending labor contracts require budgetary diligence, Scott Stringer says.

The $2.5 trillion increase is expected to get the U.S. through 2023.

Daily report for December 15, 2021