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The consensus calls for shrinking collateralized loan obligation volume in 2023, but rewards are said to outweigh the risks.

Rule 15c2-11's public disclosure requirements could inhibit Rule 144A issuers unless addressed.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang see urgency in shoring up liquidity in government debt markets during times of stress.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides billions in grants for state and local governments. The challenge now is how quickly and effectively they can spend it amid an inflation–fueled rising–rate environment.

Bank loans to private equity, mortgage companies as well as other lightly regulated — and increasingly volatile — industries have soared in recent years. The central bank says it needs to know how leveraged those borrowers are and how much risk they pose to the banking system.

On paper, the deal was a no-brainer: a $15 billion debt financing that would net banks hefty fees and kick off a year of mega-acquisitions even as central banks tightened the spigots on their pandemic support. Yet eight months after agreeing to finance the leveraged buyout of Citrix Systems, Wall Street is now staring at a very different picture.

The Swiss bank's municipal-underwriting subsidiary lost out on a bond deal after the state comptroller included the parent company on a list of firms he deems "boycott" the fossil fuels industry.

The Fed chair said actively selling securities will become necessary as it looks to reduce its balance sheet, but not anytime soon.

A Texas city declined to award a bond deal this week to Citigroup even though the bank submitted the most competitive bid, showing how Wall Street is still contending with a Republican-backed state law that punishes financial firms for taking on gun policies.