UBS has settled charges with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, agreeing to a censure and a $100,000 fine for failing to include the Non-Transaction Based Compensation indicator when reporting 91,059 municipal securities transactions to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. For this, UBS violated MSRB Rule G-14 on customer transaction reporting, which requires firms to report
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In September 2015, then Bank of England Governor Mark Carney gave a speech in which he famously referred to the “Tragedy of the Horizon.” He was referring to the fact that financial markets tend to mis-price climate risk because the perceived timing for such risk lies far into the future, beyond the normal investment horizon
The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday saw its issuer rating and debt ratings from Moody’s Investors Service upgraded a notch, to Ba1 from Ba2 — still speculative grade, but one level below investment-grade status. The rating outlook remains positive after the upgrade. Moody’s cited improvements in Chicago Public Schools’ operating fund net cash balance,
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Crude oil prices rose on Friday after the US and UK launched air strikes against Yemen-based Houthi rebels whose attacks against ships in the Red Sea threatened the flow of goods through one of the world’s
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US and the UK are preparing strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea. The US is expected to lead the military response against the Houthis after
Marina Wiant has been appointed by State Treasurer Fiona Ma to replace Nancee Robles as executive director of the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. Wiant, who started in those posts Wednesday, fills the positions that had been vacant since Robles announced in July that she would be retiring
The U.S. Virgin Islands government is short on cash for its operations and its governor is asking the legislature to borrow $55 million to cover them. Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. will send his financial team to a Virgin Islands Senate hearing next week to argue for a change in usage for a letter of credit
These days, housing affordability is a struggle for nearly everyone. But for young adults just starting out, soaring home prices and sky-high rents have become one of the greatest obstacles to making it on their own. Nearly one third, or 31%, of Generation Z adults live at home with parents because they can’t afford to buy
Botlhokwa Ranta had never flown before, and she was frightened of both the flight and what awaited her when she landed. By the time the wheels of the aeroplane touched the tarmac in Nairobi, she was drunk. She was 26, and it was her first time outside South Africa. Ranta’s faux-leather handbag was filled with small
Municipals continued to experience a short-end correction Wednesday amid a busy day in the primary market which saw Jefferson County, Alabama’s, mega sewer refunding deal price along with a billion-plus of Massachusetts GOs offered to retail. U.S. Treasuries were slightly weaker out long and equities were in the black near the close. The municipal AAA
Jeff Landry was sworn in as the state’s 57th governor on Monday, while John Fleming was sworn in as state treasurer and Elizabeth Baker Murrill took over as state attorney general. In an October election, Landry, a conservative Republican, replaced Democrat John Bel Edwards, who was term-limited out of office. He had been the state attorney
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak has announced new legislation to overturn the convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters prosecuted by the Post Office in the Horizon IT scandal. The UK prime minister told the House of Commons on Wednesday
A “For Sale” outside a house in Hercules, California, US, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Homebuyers are facing a worsening affordability situation with mortgage rates hovering around the highest levels in more than a decade. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates moved a little bit higher last week, for the second
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Fujitsu could face “financial sanctions” to help fund compensation for victims of the Post Office scandal if the Japanese software company is found to be at fault, the postal affairs minister has said. Kevin Hollinrake
Municipals saw a short-end correction Tuesday, with the one-year being hit the hardest, amid two large deals in the primary market. U.S. Treasuries were little changed and equities ended down. Triple-A yields rose six to 11 basis points on the short end, as more investors put pressure there amid what many consider to be too
The U.S. District Court’s interpretation gave more to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders than legally allowed, the Puerto Rico Oversight Board told the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Not only are the bondholders wrong in claiming a lien on all revenues coming to PREPA but District Judge Laura Taylor Swain was wrong in awarding
A for sale sign hangs outside a home on the west side of Detroit, Michigan. Fabrizio Costantini | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home prices are rising faster and faster each month, fueled by a decline in mortgage rates. On a national level, home prices jumped 5.2% in November compared with the same mont a year
In this article MDLZ KHC NES.N-CH ULVR-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer shops in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Investors have cheered a new class of weight loss drugs for their ability to help people shed unwanted pounds, but the findings
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. United Airlines has found loose bolts on some plugged doors of its grounded 737 Maxes, threatening to widen Boeing’s problems as it expands public scrutiny beyond the single plane that suffered a mid-air blowout on
Tracy Kasper, a realtor from Nampa, Idaho. Courtesy: NAR The president of the National Association of Realtors on Monday said she was resigning due to a blackmail threat that sought to “compromise” her leadership role. NAR President Tracy Kasper said she had notified the group’s leadership team “that she recently received a threat to disclose
Munis were weaker Monday ahead of a $9 billion new-issue slate and the first full week of 2024 while U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended up. Munis “continue to be expensive when compared to Treasuries, falling well below the average of 85% for 10-year munis,” said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet
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