Instead, the SEC has devised an indirect form of regulation by imposing restrictions on
municipal bond underwriters.
Not exact matches
Corruption is rampant in the
municipal bond finance business, as proven by apparent «pay to play» practices between educational districts and
bond underwriters.
Janet's clients span a variety of industries in Texas and nationwide and she is a highly respected
bond counsel,
underwriter counsel, credit bank counsel, borrower counsel, issuer counsel and trustee counsel in connection with multi-million-dollar
municipal and conduit
bond issues for school districts, charter schools, private schools and local governments.
Janet Vaughan Robertson's practices focuses on the public finance arena and she is a highly respected
bond counsel,
underwriter counsel, credit bank counsel, borrower counsel, issuer counsel and trustee counsel in connection with multi-million dollar
municipal and conduit
bond issues for school districts, charter schools, private schools and local government.
Glass - Steagall Act of 1939: The federal law that prohibited banks from acting as dealers or
underwriters in any securities other than general obligation
municipal bonds.
For
municipal bond issues involving competitive bidding, the insurance is offered as an option to the
underwriters bidding on the transaction.
An official document disseminated by an issuer of
municipal securities that gives pertinent information regarding an upcoming
bond issue and invites bids from prospective
underwriters.
Mr. Doty continues to serve as consultant to, and
municipal bond expert witness on
municipal finance in consultation with, legal counsel to
municipal securities issuers,
underwriters,
municipal advisors,
bond counsel, trustees, investors and governmental agencies.
The restrictions prohibit
underwriters from underwriting most
municipal bond offerings, unless the issuers provide a disclosure document called an «official statement» and the issuers agree to make continuing annual and specific event disclosures.
We share years of experience forging and implementing public - private partnerships, incentive, development and infrastructure agreements, economic development incentive and tax increment financing programs; assisting secondary and higher education institutions, healthcare organizations, cultural institutions, electric and gas power providers, and air, land and sea transportation entities with their debt issuances; serving as
bond counsel to a wide array of local and state government entities; and serving as
underwriters» counsel to many national and regional
underwriters of
municipal bonds and as counsel to direct purchasers of
municipal debt obligations.
Nixon Peabody is noted as representing the
underwriters in the deal involving the New York City
Municipal Water Finance Authority and its upcoming plan to sell $ 400 million of
bonds.
Earlier in his career Neil spent several years at Koch Industries as a Senior Risk Analyst and as a corporate and
municipal bond originator /
underwriter for a regional Midwest investment bank.