Please join us for our 2017 U.S. Public Finance Credit Forum on Thursday, June 1st in Boston.
On hand will be several of our Sector Lead Analysts to review and discuss S&P Global’s research related to credit pressures facing U.S. states and local governments, with a focus on pension issues and emerging risks/trends in public finance.
The plight of the U.S. State sector was highlighted in a recent op-ed by Gabe Petek, Managing Director and Sector Lead for States: “It’s The Dawn Of A New And Less-Forgiving Era For U.S. States”. The cause of these pressures and the ripple effects across the municipal finance universe will be a focus of the discussion. We look forward to hearing your views and engaging in a dialogue.
Topics will include:
- A discussion of what lies behind the negative tilt to state rating actions over the course of the past year.
- How does the current state of U.S. States affect the broader public finance universe?
- What does the current federal fiscal and policy uncertainty mean for state and local government issuers?
- Interactive discussion of emerging risks and trends in public finance, including green bonds, cybersecurity, pension and other post- employment benefit liabilities.
- A panel discussion including one of our in-house pension actuaries, providing our perspective on the retirement liability pressures facing governments today.
This interactive seminar will take place at the Metro Meeting Center in Boston, with a networking reception to follow.
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Registration is complimentary but required. Click here to register now.