Connor Hussey is a reporter for the Bond Buyer. Before settling on municipal securities, he covered many facets of the finance industry, including private equity for Private Equity International and Private
Funds CFO, as well as tax for the International Tax Review and financial law for the International Financial Law Review. He has a B.A. in Economics and English Literature from the University of Maine.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a spending package to keep the government funded for the remainder of FY 2024, setting up a tense window for the bill to be passed before the government shuts down on Saturday morning.
March 21 -
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations gathered in Tennessee on Monday to discuss the implications of the SEC's newly finalized climate rule.
March 19 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board brought four trade groups together to discuss the volatility and allocation of its fees under the now abandoned rate card model.
March 15 -
The Municipal Bonds for America Coalition, headed by the Bond Dealers of America, is putting its lobbying work into overdrive as tax reform begins to show its head as a major legislative priority.
March 15 -
The new SEC climate rule does not apply directly to municipal issuers but they may very well be on the hook for violating SEC antifraud provisions if they don't disclose those risks defined in the new rules.
March 12 -
According to FINRA, the mispricing resulted in customer harm amounting to $44,927.83, on top of the $90,000 fine.
March 8 -
In President Biden's State of the Union address, he touted the progress he's made on raising corporate taxes while setting up a larger battle for further increases as Trump era cuts are set to expire.
March 8 -
The denied motion will give Rochester MAs Richard Ganci and Richard Tortora of Capital Markets Advisors the opportunity to motion for summary judgment, giving the judge a chance to consider all of the evidence present in the case.
March 5 -
Dealer groups look forward to the upcoming meetings to discuss the future of Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board fees.
March 5 -
New MSRB Rule G-46 on the duties of solicitor municipal advisors goes into effect on March 1
March 1