Data and information management

BlackRock's Sean Carney discusses the new era of challenges for muniland, including climate change and cyber security. He also opines about the growing trend of taxable issuance. Aaron Weitzman hosts.

The bill would authorize a new grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to take action on cybersecurity at the state and local level.

Hackers have finally done what bond issuers may have feared most from cyber criminals.

Paul Daley, managing director of BondWave’s Information Lab, talks about how big data can be made more accessible and valuable to users. He details his examination into a Pacific Gas and Electric bond as a way to illustrate how drilling down into this information can help participants in a fast-moving market. Chip Barnett hosts.

The first hard evidence of how this is affecting ratings in the public finance sector came from a downgrade two months ago involving Princeton Community Hospital in West Virginia.

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.

In the wake of the recent U.S. attack on an Iranian general, U.S. financial institutions are preparing to defend against potential cyberattacks.

DPC Data has filled a niche in providing information, including: document management, best execution, data management and sector assignments for the industry. John Hallacy hosts guests Ken Hoffman and Triet Nguyen.

Nasdaq hopes to expand its platform, improve transparency and include many municipal issuers.

The new online security force follows ransomware attacks on at least four local governments and agencies in Ohio during 2019.

The platform harnesses technology with the goal of creating more efficiency, transparency and a comprehensive look at the market.

A closer examination of what’s really being offered by open symbology initiatives reveals some deep flaws in that pitch.

At an SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Committee meeting on Monday, participants suggested giving out awards to incentivize issuers to submit timely financial information.

Muni veteran Triet Nguyen and fixed income expert Greg Carlin lend expertise in muni data analytics and sales to help broaden product line at DPC Data.

These were just a few of the topics discussed as common threads throughout the conference panels.

Lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would set up a commission to study if the state should require the machine-readable accounting program.

Oklahoma joins the ranks of state and local governments struck by hackers, fueling concerns about the escalating risk of such attacks on municipalities.

Rick Kolman and Rachel Washburn of Academy Securities talk with Chip Barnett about the firm's robust geopolitical intelligence capabilities. They discuss today's hot topics such as China-U.S. relations and Hong Kong, North Korea, Iran, Turkey and Venezuela. And they look at the importance that cybersecurity has for municipal bond issuers.

John Mizzi, chief strategy officer, at Bond.One, focuses on lowering the costs of the middle and back offices. As a tech partner, the firm strives to provide a data management system spanning the life cycle of a bond. John Hallacy hosts.

Texas officials say the attacks appear to be coming from a single source.