Municipal disclosure

The impact of the 2008 crisis led Congress and the MSRB to reshape many of the ways business is done in the municipal bond market. Part 1 of The Bond Buyer's series on the decade after the financial crisis.

The Boston-based firm announced digital enhancements for investor communications, treasury management and disclosure compliance.

The Virginia Public School Authority will sell the first bonds since the state put up new dedicated websites for investors to access information.

The SEC failed to ensure that issuers and obligated persons are able to readily comply with the new requirements.

The Indiana Finance Authority said it saw strong demand for green bonds.

Connecticut must deal with a timing discrepancy between a bond covenant and a legislative amendment intended to loosen its restrictions.

SEC and MSRB officials responded to the concerns and frustrations of bond lawyers who were meeting in Chicago.

The Boston-based muni technology provider has added Tom Paolicelli, John Murphy and Brendan McGrail.

The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency unveiled the website ahead of a $49 million sale of fixed- and floating-rate bonds.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton cited Rebecca Olsen's "deep knowledge of the U.S. municipal bond market" and focus on "integrity and transparency" in naming her director.

The Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island received the highest form of recognition from GFOA for its 2017 CAFR.

As the dust settles on the SEC's 15c2-12 announcement, questions loom about how difficult it will be to implement.

The final rules will focus on debt obligations on a similar level as bonds, an effort to respond to comments that the first proposal was too broad.

The new site is evidence of its commitment to transparency, the state's finance secretary says.

The comprehensive new law modernizes bond statutes on the books since the 1980s.

The proposed new standard aims to create consistent practice in how conduit issuers report their liabilities.

Underwriters and issuers agree that G-17 disclosures have become boilerplate and excessive, but diverge on whether a complete opt-out should be allowed.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has selected two individuals representing the public and three from regulated entities from 80 applicants to become part of its 21-member board on Oct. 1.

The report card touts the MSRB's accomplishments, though that doesn't sit well with some market participants.

Bank director Sarah Riordan said the alleged misconduct did not involve any bond funds.