Oklahoma joins the ranks of state and local governments struck by hackers, fueling concerns about the escalating risk of such attacks on municipalities.

Rick Kolman and Rachel Washburn of Academy Securities talk with Chip Barnett about the firm's robust geopolitical intelligence capabilities. They discuss today's hot topics such as China-U.S. relations and Hong Kong, North Korea, Iran, Turkey and Venezuela. And they look at the importance that cybersecurity has for municipal bond issuers.

John Mizzi, chief strategy officer, at Bond.One, focuses on lowering the costs of the middle and back offices. As a tech partner, the firm strives to provide a data management system spanning the life cycle of a bond. John Hallacy hosts.

Texas officials say the attacks appear to be coming from a single source.

The market is undergoing a generational transformation and, absent investment in technology, attracting and retaining talent will be a significant challenge.

MarketAxess Holdings will buy LiquidityEdge for $150 million.

Data from so-called smart devices can trigger catastrophe for muni issuers if mishandled.

Investors miss opportunities when they fail to evaluate munis against an environmental, social and governance framework.

A growing interest in broadband is drumming up support, though state laws are making it challenging for municipalities to do the deals.

Veteran-owned Academy Securities has hired Chicago-based public finance banker James Carter

The former BlackRock senior managing director has been elected to the MarketAxess board of directors.

Security risks are escalating, a reality that's changing the market's views on credit risk and disclosure. Join us for a conversation with S&P Global's Geoff Buswick and The Cybersecurity Company's Jon Savage, as they explore how the municipal industry is addressing rapidly escalating security risks.

XBRL recently released its second draft of a CAFR reporting taxonomy incorporating feedback from groups such as the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers.

A city called the "double black diamond" of car driving is at the epicenter for autonomous-vehicle testing.

The issuer priced $325 million of bonds using the BVAL AAA curve instead of the MMD benchmark.

John Boyd Jr. of Boyd Co. explores how artificial intelligence and immigration are disrupting the traditional financial services business model, creating opportunities and challenges. Paul Burton hosts.

The rise of online classes and degrees brings with it questions about the future of brick-and-mortar colleges and universities.

New transportation modes are exposing fault lines in infrastructure investment and local decision-making.

The New York MTA is set to issue $50 million of variable rate revenue bonds on Clarity Bidrate Alternative Trading System, highlighting the uptick in usage of variable rate debt.

Baltimore is locked out of many of its computer systems by online hijackers demanding more than $100,000 worth of bitcoins to restore them to the city.