Technology
Technology
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The software uses pre-trade quote data to help predict the next trade level of bonds.
June 10 -
Since the attack, many in the industry have had conversations about how to better secure transfer of funds, Vivian Altman said.
May 14 -
In April, WisdomTree launched two new exchange-traded funds, Nuveen debuted a high-income separately-managed account product and more.
May 12 -
Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority plans to return to market next Monday with $130 million of Series 2025A general obligation bonds.
April 23 -
In March, BlackRock debuted a new tax-exempt municipal interval fund, IMTC inked partnerships with Franklin Templeton and T. Rowe Price and more.
April 8 -
Parity Plus gives muni issuers increased transparency and resources to determine market demand prior to a bond sale.
April 3 -
Closing is scheduled for White Lake Township, Michigan's second try at a GO bond sale after the first was interrupted by the cybertheft of bond proceeds.
March 31 -
While the White Lake, Michigan, township hack is the best-known and publicly disclosed cyberattack, there have been others. Some issuers and firms are reluctant to share these experiences publicly.
March 13 -
SEC probe relating to a cyberattack on a Michigan township's bond sale could involve looking into whether investors are getting an accurate picture of the issuer's credit risk, a former SEC enforcement attorney said.
March 12 -
Issuance remains heavy this week, but while it's elevated, the muni market is "structurally undersupplied," meaning if 2024's record level of $500 billion-plus of issuance was doubled, the market could still digest it quite well, said Wesly Pate, a senior portfolio manager at Income Research + Management.
March 5 -
Belvia Gray, Public Finance Leader at Baker Tilly, talks about the firm's efforts and focus on bringing the industry together on cyber security threats, succession planning and more.
March 4 -
The public finance industry is addressing cyber threats, which became clearer with last year's hack of White Lake Township's bond closing.
February 25 -
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White Lake Township, Michigan, is facing legal action on two fronts: one of them related to the hack of its bond deal closing last year, the other a civil suit.
February 20 -
Mitchell spent 20 years at J.P. Morgan before joining InspereX.
February 14 -
The offering document for a White Lake Township bond sale sheds more light on the hack criminals used to intercept funds between the underwriter and borrower.
January 31 -
Data-driven local governments and other public agencies might sound like a complex subject or something difficult to attain, but that could not be further from the truth.
January 17 -
Airys puts "local governments in a position of knowledge and, therefore, action," said Columbus, Ohio, City Auditor Megan Kilgore, an advisor to the students.
January 15 -
The legislative reconciliation process will move fast and cutting the budget is in vogue. As such, we must recalibrate our goals as an industry to reflect the new political paradigm.
January 13 -
It's hard enough convincing local governments to spend money on cyber insurance that covers ransomware attacks, said Omid Rahmani, public finance cybersecurity lead at Fitch Ratings. The new and very specific threat of a hacked financing process, is "absolutely" underappreciated by the public finance industry.
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