- SEC Muni Advisor Rules: Overview and Practice Tips Teleconference.
- MSRB Webinar: Consolidated Fair-Dealing Obligations for Municipal Securities Dealers.
- US Muni Treasurers Warn LCR Could Crimp Spending.
- Lawmakers Urge Bank Regulators to Rethink Muni Liquidity Proposal.
- Report: Keys to Successful Public-Private Partnerships.
- GASB Proposes Major Improvements for Reporting Health Insurance and Other Retiree Benefits.
- California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. – After CalPERS loses $1 billion in structured investment vehicles rated “AAA” by Rating Agencies, Appeals Court holds that, although CalPERS’ complaint was indeed based upon conduct by the Rating Agencies falling within the scope of the anti-SLAPP statute, dismissal would be improper because CalPERS successfully demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the merits of its claim of negligent misrepresentation against Ratings Agencies. This could be very significant. We recommend that you take a closer look.
- And finally, a police officer testified, in Bell v. Department of Police, that she had no recollection of how her car ended up two blocks away from the scene of a collision. And just how did this minor detail manage to slip her mind? Could it be that she was driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit when she smashed into another car, drove on, and then fled on foot? Could that be it?
