Sarah Wynn covers securities and infrastructure for the Washington bureau.
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Analysts, issuers and lawmakers have mixed responses to the closure of the Municipal Liquidity Facility with some saying the move puts the municipal market in a precarious spot as COVID-19 continues to ravage the country.
By Sarah WynnNovember 20 -
Dealerweb is a wholesale unit of Tradeweb Markets, a large fixed-income electronic trading platform company. FINRA found that Dealerweb failed to correctly report 147,000 trades.
By Sarah WynnNovember 20 -
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Fed Chair Jerome Powell to end most emergency lending programs created earlier this year, including the MLF, on Dec. 31.
By Sarah WynnNovember 19 -
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell said President-elect Biden will move on a pandemic relief bill early in his presidency and a robust infrastructure package would soon follow. Others see scaled-down aid and an upward partisan battle.
By Sarah WynnNovember 19 -
The bill would increase the federal share cost of disaster relief for the COVID-19 pandemic to 100% from 75%. It is unlikely to pass in the Senate.
By Sarah WynnNovember 18 -
Candidates for the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation bring something new to the table than in previous years — deep understanding of the municipal bond market.
By Sarah WynnNovember 17 -
AASHTO elected only the second woman to serve as its president, and its first Black vice-president in its 106-year old history.
By Sarah WynnNovember 16 -
During his leadership, Clayton oversaw amendments to Rule 15c-12 and pushed for more transparency in the municipal market.
By Sarah WynnNovember 16 -
Infrastructure investment is likely going to be an early priority for Biden.
By Sarah WynnNovember 13 -
The MSRB is looking specifically for issuers and non-dealer municipal advisors.
By Sarah WynnNovember 12