Investments

The municipal market will get a pause from the breakneck issuance, as things will slow down for Thanksgiving but should pick up right where they left off the first week of December.

Separately, the island's economic activity index fell on a year-over-over basis for the fourth straight month.

In 2012 John Cross became the first person to head the independent Office of Municipal Securities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Proposition CC, which would have repealed the revenue cap built into Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, promised to help fund three of the state's most notably underfunded buckets: K-12 education, higher education and transportation infrastructure.

UBS Wealth Management Americas announced three new senior hires as it continues to expand its public finance roster as it approaches the New Year.

The upgrade reflects the city's improved operating environment and structural financial improvement, the rating agency said.

The budget was balanced without tax or fee hikes but rising uncompensated healthcare costs are expected to strain the county's finances.

NYC's November plan is up $1.6 billion, or 1.7%, from the June budget.

The repeal will help states and cities move forward with bonding and future projects, especially as spring construction season is around the corner.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration has implemented a series of measures to prepare for leaner times.

The last remaining deals of the week priced into a muni market that continues to perform strongly, as technical factors and drivers persist.

The university now has a stable Moody's outlook as the financial impact of the Larry Nasser sex abuse scandal becomes clearer.

The motion is part of the bondholders' attack on a plan to give them 15 cents on the dollar.

The decision comes as the courts told the city it's on the hook to make up the roughly 2% shortfall in property tax collections to fully cover set payments.

The deal, issued through the California Housing Finance Agency, is the first multifamily tax-exempt deal to qualify for the GSE's Green Rewards program.

As the acceleration of green investing continues, reoccurring questions, comments and misconceptions abound.

Richard Taormina, head of Tax Aware Strategies at JPMorgan Asset Management, talks about the value of municipal bonds and focuses on performance, foreign demand and the effect of the tax reform legislation on the market. Chip Barnett hosts this podcast, which was recorded in early October.

Carmen Taveras is the agency's first chief of real estate, economic development, and transit-oriented development

The Finance Committee signed off on bond refinancing and revenue packages that are key to the 2020 budget, paving the way for a full city council vote.