by kwhunter | Jun 18, 2020 | Conference, Line Item
By Jonathan Justice, Chair-Elect and 2020 Conference Chair Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ABFM has been forced to cancel the 2020 conference which had been scheduled to take place September 24-26 in Miami, Florida. We do expect to present a limited number of online...
by kwhunter | Jun 18, 2020 | Line Item
Based on the feedback from our first exchange in April, participants appreciated the opportunity for interaction between faculty, researchers, and practitioners. Therefore, we are scheduling another exchange, coincidentally on the first day of fiscal years of many...
by kwhunter | Jun 15, 2020 | Conference, Line Item
Nominations are now being accepted for ABFM’s annual awards, which are traditionally-presented at our Annual Research Conference this fall. In the case of cancellation of this year’s conference, these awards will be presented via teleconference in the fall...
by kwhunter | Jun 15, 2020 | Line Item
ABFM is now seeking candidates to stand for election for Vice Chair-Elect (2020) and for three openings on its Executive Committee (2021-2023). The Vice Chair-Elect becomes Vice Chair in 2021, then becomes the Chair-Elect in 2022 and serves as the Conference Chair for...
by kwhunter | Apr 29, 2020 | Line Item
By Kenneth Hunter, Line Item Editor On April 27th, the Federal Reserve announced changes to the structure of their recently-created Municipal Liquidity Facility, established earlier in April as part of their unprecedented response to the fiscal challenges created by...
by kwhunter | Apr 29, 2020 | Conference, Line Item
The deadline to submit panel, paper, and poster proposals for ABFM’s 32nd annual research conference, scheduled for September 24-26, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency Miami, has been extended to May 29. Notifications to proposers and the opening of conference...