Public finance

Gary Hall of Siebert Williams Shank talks with Chip Barnett about the recent merger which created the largest minority- and women-owned investment bank in the U.S. He looks back at his time at the MSRB and looks ahead to what the market may see in 2020.

A poverty level three times the national average leaves Puerto Rico especially vulnerable if service cuts and tax increases go too far. Part III of a five-part series.

Munis finished above $400 billion for the fourth time since 2010 and the third time in the past four years.

The orders issued Dec. 23 bring to a close the Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action against Navnoor Kang, Deborah Kelley and Gregg Schonhorn.

The U.S. Department of Transportation reasonably determined the Florida’s passenger train owners were qualified to receive private activity bond financing.

Bob Labes, a partner at Squire Patton Boggs, explores the growth of multifamily housing bonds, private activity bond caps, the RAD program and other dynamics. Paul Burton hosts.

Economists point to past successes and failures as Puerto Rico's Oversight Board focuses on conservative approaches. Part II of a five-part series.

Although there will be no more new issuance in 2019, municipal bond investors can get plenty of returns as seasonal trends should provide opportunities from now through January.

Gov. Andy Beshear released an unfavorable actuarial analysis of a pension reform plan backed by former Gov. Matt Bevin.

The Oversight Board is following a belt-tightening strategy that some economists warn may squelch economic growth, putting bonds back into restructuring. Part I of a five-part series.

Puerto Rico, with more than $70 billion of bonds at stake, has become a testing ground of austerity for an economy in decline.

The deal for the Houston-area beltway builder is expected to come in three large tranches early next year.

With issuance for 2019 done, investors and money managers look forward to a new year — there is optimism that drivers of muni performance will carry over.

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says the city will have the cash to repay short-term borrowing at the end of 2020.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will require more data starting Nov. 30, 2020.

Members of a bipartisan panel appear to agree in principle on a long-term proposal to narrow the state's annual highway funding gap by using more state revenue, adding taxes and fees and lowering annual bonding for transportation.

The House of Representatives' vote to impeach a president for only the third time ever had 'zero' impact on the municipal market, while stocks soared.

Opponents to the under-the-radar provision say its harshness could impede the execution of the MTA's new capital program by deterring contractors.

The markets suggest investors won't react to the impeachment of President Trump, while a mixed bag of indicators say the economy will continue growing at a moderate pace.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission officials say more green bond investors bought into its most recent deal, which carries third-party certification.