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Finra scrutinises muni-bond market; US Treasury creates Consumer Financial...
The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) has launched an investigation into financial institutions' underwriting derivatives contracts used by US municipals to finance debt at lower costs....
The Australian fixed income market is abuzz amid expectation the federal government will restart its inflation-linked bond issuance programme after mothballing it five years ago. Georgina Lee looks at...
The municipal bond market in the US is still largely in a state of disarray, well over a year after the collapse of the auction rate securities (ARS) sector, though signs of recovery are visible in the...
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ADB highlights risks posed by growth of local bond markets
Asia's local currency bond markets will expand this year due to the introduction of a range of economic stimulus packages and companies turning to local markets to refinance or raise fresh funds, says an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, Asia Bond...
Misery for municipals
A year on from the collapse of the auction rate securities market, short-term variable-rate financing in the US remains scarce. In 2009, municipal issuers face surging costs and low interest rates most can't access. By Peter Madigan
US muni debt now priced as riskier than corporates
Protection on US municipal debt is currently more costly than that on US investment-grade corporate bonds. Spreads on Markit's five-year MCDX index, which references credit default swaps (CDS) on municipal bonds, were at 275 basis points as of December...
Jefferson County head indicted on bribery, money laundering charges
The Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, has been charged with 101 counts including bribery, money laundering, mail and wire fraud pertaining to the award of lucrative bond transaction and swap agreement servicing contracts in exchange for financial kick-backs,...
Beware the Russian bear
The tables have turned on the Russian debt markets. After a splurge of corporate issuance in the last three years, the latter half of this year has proven a tough time for the country's financial markets. Falling oil prices, the Georgian conflict, political...
Investors caught short by auction rate meltdown
Investors badly misjudged the risks posed by auction rate securities (ARS), and the willingness of dealers to keep supporting the market in the event of a liquidity drought, a new report has shown.
The sewers of Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Alabama is teetering on the brink of the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. Peter Madigan reports on how a combination of auction rate securities, a poorly diversified debt portfolio and alleged fraudulent conduct has brought...
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