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Congress passed the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 as a means of modernizing and improving the organization, readability and availability of financial information collected by certain federal agencies (i.e., the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Consumer Financial

The new WMCHealth Critical Care Tower is targeted to open in the second quarter of 2026.WMCHealth When selling a credit with a fairly modest balance sheet, especially one facing the challenge of operating a healthcare system in New York State, the most important thing is to tell a story. The “Hudson Valley cannot exist without

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top five bond financings in the ranking came in at more than $9 billion, according to data from LSEG. The top 20 bond financings have a cumulative amount of more than $18 billion. Total issuance in October hit more than $56

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20436998/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The municipal market was lightly traded and little changed Friday ahead of the Thanksgiving-shortened week, with strong market technicals leading to more muni outperformance to U.S. Treasuries and corporates. Triple-A yields barely budged for the ninth consecutive trading session while USTs saw small losses on the short end and

The village of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is facing legal action over its transportation utility fee, which the Wisconsin Court of Appeals struck down in March.Adobe Stock The village of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, has become the target of lawsuits from the state’s combined chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association over its transportation utility fee, which was struck down

Longtime investment banker George Joseph McLiney, Jr., passed away unexpectedly at age 87 Saturday.  The founder of McLiney and Company, which was acquired by SAMCO Capital Markets in 2019, McLiney was also a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, an avid golfer and a successful Kansas cattleman. George McLiney, Jr. “He loved life, and that

Pew senior officer Fatima Yousofi found states are considering diverse funding and financing tools to manage climate threats to their infrastructure.Pew As the municipal bond market expects issuance to swell over the next decade to accommodate climate-related infrastructure needs, states are also eying cap-and-invest and superfund programs to augment what is expected to be substantial

Roosevelt & Cross CEO Charles Stavitski and President Elaine BrennanRoosevelt & Cross Charles Stavitski and Elaine Brennan have been promoted to new leadership positions at Roosevelt & Cross.  The pair, who were already members of the firm’s board of directors, have taken on more leadership duties in the past year, with new titles now formalizing

Clearway’s Victory Pass and Arica solar and battery storage project in Riverside County is among the renewable suppliers for Clean Energy Alliance.Clearway California’s burgeoning array of public community choice aggregators for electricity supply has made their presence known in the municipal bond market. This year, the California Community Choice Financing Authority issued the largest prepaid

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20420841/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal were little changed Thursday as inflows into muni mutual funds topped $1 billion. U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities closed the session up. Municipal bond mutual funds saw $1.288 billion of inflows for the week ending Wednesday, according to LSEG Lipper. That compares to $303.2 million of inflows

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20420283/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> As yearend approaches, investors have traditionally turned to tax-loss harvesting to use some of their losses to offset gains. However, this year may see less of the tactic than in previous years due to the strength of the muni market. Investors use tax-loss harvesting to sell investments at a

“We describe the budget as being in fair shape,” said Gabriel Petek, California’s legislative analyst. “There is no new capacity for new budget commitments for the upcoming budget or in the out years” beyond the upcoming budget.Legislative Analyst’s Office The stock market surge propelled by artificial intelligence company gains has set California up for a

“The tax fight is starting now,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, who will become the top Democrat on the GOP-led Senate Banking Committee next year.Bloomberg News Incoming Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., previewed her position on next year’s tax policy debate Wednesday during a subcommittee hearing in which she called the

From left, Jessica Giroux, general counsel and head of fixed income policy, American Securities Association, Emily Brock, director of the federal liaison center of the Government Finance Officers Association, Caroline Sevier, managing director, government relations & infrastructure initiatives, American Society of Civil Engineers, Tom Kozlik, head of public policy and municipal strategy for Hilltop Securities. 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was among those to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Bloomberg News A year characterized by a series of natural disasters across the country has legislators agreeing on the need for a bipartisan spending bill intended to aid states in recovery and resilience efforts.  That was the consensus that appeared

A rendering of the planned Calcasieu River bridge in southwest Louisiana, the state’s largest and most complex public-private partnership to date.Plenary One way to tell that the public-private partnership to replace Louisiana’s Calcasieu Bridge has gained national attention in P3 and transportation infrastructure circles? “People can actually pronounce it now the correct way,” joked Shawn

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top 10 bond counsel for healthcare deals accounted for $12.32 billion in 63 deals in the first half of 2024. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe topped the list with $2.05 billion across 15 deals, followed by Hawkins Delafield & Wood with $2

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20399114/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal secondary trading did little to move triple-A yield curves, outperforming a weaker U.S. Treasury market again, as the primary market took focus. Triple-A yield curves barely budged while USTs saw losses of three to four basis points across the curve. The day’s moves pushed ratios lower still. The

The John Hancock building, left, and Trump Tower, right, stand in the cityscape as seen from the Willis Tower in Chicago. Bloomberg News S&P Global Ratings placed Chicago’s general obligation bond rating on watch negative Tuesday, warning the city against heavy reliance on one-time budget solutions, as reports suggest Mayor Brandon Johnson has slashed his

“We have designed this competitive project development process to attract extremely capable teams with outside-the-box ideas for bringing water to Arizona and to give WIFA the opportunity to publicly and transparently vet those projects, ensuring that we select the right one for our state,” Ted Cooke, chairman of the authority’s Long Term Water Augmentation Committee,

Bloomberg News The regulation of municipal advisors, a topic of great interest since it was initiated by the Dodd-Frank Act 14 years ago, may well be subtly expanding based on how the Securities and Exchange Commission enforces both its own and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rules. That’s according to panelists at the SEC, Financial Industry