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Municipal Bond Credit Report: US Charges 3 in NY Pension Pay-To-Play
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A former portfolio manager who was responsible for investing $53 billion in New York State employee retirement funds took over $100,000 in bribes in exchange for…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: California Drivers Pay Up Due to Highway Patrol Pension
Municipal Bond Credit Report: It was a deal that wasn’t supposed to cost taxpayers an extra dime. Now the state’s annual tab is in the billions, and the cost keeps…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: WSJ Reports Calper's Annual Return Target of 7.5% is too High
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Top officers of the largest U.S. pension fund want to lower their investment targets, a move that would trigger more pain for cash-strapped cities across California…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas Expects Lower Issuance for Second Straight Year
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Debt issuance from Texas state government is expected to fall about 25% in the current fiscal year compared to the previous year, according to the Texas…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Hartford Arena Quandary Confronts Connecticut
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The prospect of a state government that bleeds red ink backstopping an arena that does likewise could prompt a battle royal in Connecticut…. Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody's Downgrades Dallas to A1 over Pension Fund Concerns
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s downgrades Dallas over pension fund concerns 1 notch to A1. They have also kept it on negative watch. Only 14 months ago, they rated the…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Junk-rated Chicago Schools Issue Bonds Solely by Property Tax and Not by the District's General Obligation Pledge
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Ratings for the new bonds, backed by a $45 million a year property tax levy approved by the Chicago City Council in 2015, were not available.…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board Halts Lump Sum Withdrawals
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System’s Board of Trustees suspended lump-sum withdrawals from the pension fund Thursday, staving off a possible restraining order and stopping…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Draft Bill Would Shift Municipal Bond Disclosure Responsibility to Issuers from Underwriters
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A Draft of a new bill that would reorient the entire municipal securities disclosure regime by making state and local government issuers or borrowers, rather than…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: As Rates Rise, Florida's Refunding 'Run' May End
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Florida will find it more difficult to refund debt now that an uncharacteristically long period of low interest rates in the muni market appears to be…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas Tightens Purse Strings as Revenues Fall
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Tax Revenues are falling in Texeas, but the state keeps growing. Legislators have a daunting task ahead… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Refunding Completes an Iowa Water District's Turnaround
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Water District completed its refinancing of its troubled 2006 Issuance. Is it now in the clear??? Link to Story
About FIRVA Capital Management
We sell Municipal and Corporate issuer credit risk research. We also manage two partner seeded private funds for information purposes using our research; a liquidity fund and a multi-asset fund.
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- Corporate Credit Risk Research
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