Florida Schools, California Convert Auction-Rate Debt

Florida Schools, California Convert Auction-Rate Debt By Jeremy R. Cooke Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — California, Florida schools and the operator of John F. Kennedy International Airport joined a growing list of municipal borrowers exiting the U.S. auction- rate bond market as record failures push taxpayer costs higher. Thousands of auctions run by banks to set [...]

Regulators Probe Funds After Failed Auctions Draw Ire

Regulators Probe Funds After Failed Auctions Draw Ire By Christopher Condon and Michael McDonald (Source: Bloomberg) State regulators are scrutinizing sales of auction-rate securities by closed-end mutual funds as investors complain they can’t get out of the investments, which were billed as the equivalent of cash.Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin asked nine fund companies [...]

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