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Former William Blair banker Peter Raphael joined the firm's public finance team.
August 10
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The end of a casino revenue sharing agreement impacts the city's credit, says S&P.
August 9
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John Sugden reflected on his 15-year career as an analyst and pension expert for S&P Global Ratings.
August 8
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The rating boost from Moody’s Investors Service came ahead of a $250 million bond sale.
August 8
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Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, said it will make a $10 billion investment in southeastern Wisconsin.
August 8
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Peter DeGroot, Strategist and Head of Municipal Research at JPMorgan, joins us to discuss his views on the municipal market for the second half from both the technical and credit aspects. Hosted by John Hallacy.
August 8
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Primary municipal bond market volume is expected to inch up to $7.3 billion, as analysts expect the muni market to stay on a path of suppressed supply and deep demand.
August 4
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The state's appropriation backed debt was also upgraded.
August 4
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Revenue volatility and bond-rating agency opinions can complicate states' rainy-day planning.
August 4
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"This is deeply troubling," treasurer Joe Torsella said of the commonwealth's revenue situation
August 4
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The rating agency cited a liquidity boost from its sewer-system sale.
August 4
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With no asset to show for more than $4 billion of debt, Santee Cooper’s bonds were downgraded by S&P.
August 3
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Assured Guaranty Ltd., the largest municipal bond insurer, reported gains in second-quarter profit, boosted by share repurchases and lower reserve additions for Puerto Rico losses.
August 3
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of school aid legislation jeopardizes school funding and ratings, Fitch reports.
August 2
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Increased state aid can stabilize Indiana schools' credit for a couple of years, but benefits will ultimately be offset by higher costs, S&P says.
August 2
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The Lombard, Ill. Public Facilities Corp. is seeking to restructure its $190 million of now defaulted debt.
August 1
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Municipal bond volume ended the month of July down 20% as refundings plummeted.
July 31
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Primary municipal bond market volume is set to rebound to a more normal level in the coming week, bringing traders a variety of offerings.
July 28
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The rating agency said it doesn’t expect the budget to directly result in any local government rating changes, though school districts remain vulnerable to a possible impasse over funding.
July 28
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The MTA's debt-service backstop mitigates risk, the rating agency says.
July 25
