Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The past 10 years have seen major changes to the market, but analysts aren't sure they've been effective in preparing it for the next test.
May 31 -
Four Twenty Seven developed climate change software to help bond investors assess future credit risk.
May 31 -
The Securities and Exchange Committee said its Investor Advisory Committee might made a recommendation related to enhanced municipal and corporate bond disclosure.
May 30 -
The MSRB's controversial commentary about selective disclosure got some support from a top SEC official on Wednesday.
May 30 -
The Big Island's tourism-driven economy is likely to experience short-term shocks, Fitch Ratings said.
May 30 -
State-owned utility Santee Cooper received two subpoenas that appear to focus on a secret assessment report about the foundering project.
May 30 -
Eric Greitens hands the reins of state government over to his lieutenant governor Friday.
May 30 -
Moody's called the city's tax on large employers "credit positive." Fitch Ratings sees a limited impact on its economic growth.
May 29 -
The IRS has produced dozens of "issue snapshots" for the tax-exempt bond community, charities and non-profits, retirement plans, Indian tribal governments and federal, state and local governments.
May 25 -
The muni market officially got much of what it has spent years fighting for on Thursday, when President Trump signed the banking bill that makes tradable, investment grade municipal securities high-quality liquid assets under federal banking rules.
May 24 -
How an approach of having a continuity of rating over the cycle provides some stability in Fitch's approach to the state sector. Managing Director Laura Porter is our guest. John Hallacy is host.
May 24 -
Muni market groups got a long-awaited win when the House passed banking legislation classifying certain munis as high-quality liquid assets, even if it wasn't as big a win as hoped.
May 23 -
The bank deregulatory bill passed by Congress on Tuesday would also make fewer banks systemically important and close a legal loophole that had allowed banks to defraud Puerto Rico investors.
May 22 -
Franklin County will sell $250 million of tax-exempt, local government special tax revenue bonds.
May 22 -
Early returns indicate there have been some problems but firms seem to be working through them in complying with the new markup rules, regulators and industry officials said Tuesday.
May 22 -
Moody's Investors Service, citing fiscal improvements, upgraded the city to Ba3.
May 22 -
The university can issue debt or pay cash to cover the settlement but either option has credit consequences.
May 21 -
The IRS is focusing on $435.2 million of Series 2014A senior lien revenue refunding bonds and $75.87 million of Series 2014C second lien revenue refunding bonds.
May 21 -
The board gave up on plan to reduce paid vacation and sick time and eliminate Christmas bonuses, but gained a promise of island-wide at-will employment.
May 21 -
Rising short-term rates and a lower corporate tax rate have already pushed some municipal issuers out of bank loans and back into the traditional muni space, analysts said.
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