Municipal disclosure

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released its annual Risk Monitoring and Examinations Priorities letter Thursday.

As interest in climate change and its impact on munis have both skyrocketed, data and research providers hope to move the needle further on those issues for the muni investment world.

The authority is making an investor push ahead of two upcoming deals.

GASB’s final guidance on the Replacement of Interbank Offered Rates is expected to be issued in March, giving state and municipal governments plenty of time to make adjustments before Libor is phased out by the end of 2021.

Events at the SEC are likely to create a number of important MSRB rule changes in the coming year.

Issuers, bond lawyers, and analysts have all raised complaints about the proposed addition to EMMA.

State Treasurer John Schroder said he will go to court to stop Louisiana’s state government from spending the money.

The National Federation of Municipal Analysts has consistently called for steps to reduce investors' reliance on stale financial information.

The general obligation bonds are secured by property tax assessments that don't flow through a school district budget that is threatened with insolvency.

“The channel doesn’t matter in terms of responsibility for the information,” said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.