Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Palmyra-Eagle Area School District is now saddled with a junk rating amid fiscal and leadership turmoil.
February 5 -
The dealer group has opposed the proposed order from the start, and is keeping the pressure on as the SEC appears poised to approve the proposal in some form.
February 3 -
If demand to fly declines domestically, it may affect airports' credit ratings, analysts say.
January 31 -
Since the Great Recession, many states have almost doubled their reserve levels.
January 30 -
Bond Dealers of America sent the SEC a long list of requests to limit municipal advisors' roles in private placements.
January 29 -
At the start of 2020, banks once again have a new reason to consider their muni portfolios due to potential regulatory changes.
January 29 -
The board is considering whether it should allow dealer-affiliated municipal advisors to count towards the MA board seat requirement on a smaller board.
January 28 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Monday detailed plans to reduce its board size and alter its composition.
January 27 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has received criticism for the large size of its board and its selection of public board members.
January 24 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission will discuss voluntary disclosure and buy-side perspectives among other topics in March.
January 24 -
The state sold tax-exempt refunding debt at 2019 rates but won't deliver them until 2021 when the call date of the original bonds is reached.
January 23 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission wll work with the market to change secondary disclosure habits without a mandate, issuers and analysts said.
January 22 -
Sources say Hopper has considerable experience with municipal securities in her many years at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
January 17 -
Nicole Byrd, a senior investment professional at Nationwide Mutual Insurance, will be the National Federation of Municipal Analysts chair for the next year.
January 17 -
An increased debt load compared with its peer schools drove a downgrade to Barnard College ahead of a new borrowing.
January 16 -
The board will, among other things, review comments on a proposed order that would allow municipal advisors to participate in some private placement activities.
January 15 -
The median time it takes for municipal bond borrowers to complete their annual audits was 156 days for fiscal 2018: equal to the slowest time in the past 11 years.
January 15 -
Atlantic City’s recent fiscal progress under state control provided a lift for two municipal issuers tied to the Jersey Shore gambling hub.
January 14 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's assets dropped by $8.5 million.
January 10 -
At issue is the so-called "public disclosure bar," which prevents a whistleblower from pursuing a lawsuit based on publicly available information.
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