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...
by kwhunter | Apr 29, 2020 | Line Item
GFOA’s Committee on Governmental Debt Management recently revised the resource guide Debt 101: Issuing Bonds and Your Continuing Obligations. The publication is intended for the first-time or infrequent bond issuer in “muniland.” It provides a...
by kwhunter | Apr 22, 2020 | Line Item
We want to encourage our members to join our first Virtual Exchange, next Thursday, April 30th, at 12 Noon Eastern Time. This will be a chance for members to discuss what they are up to and share their thoughts. Click Here for Login Information
by kwhunter | Apr 16, 2020 | Line Item
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) today proposed to postpone the effective dates of provisions in almost all Statements and Implementation Guides due to be implemented by state and local governments for fiscal years 2019 and later. In light of the...
by kwhunter | Mar 30, 2020 | Conference, Line Item
From Jonathan Justice, ABFM Chair-Elect & Conference Chair With the COVID-19 pandemic, ABFM’s 2020 Conference Committee is working full-steam-ahead (and more than six feet apart) to put together the 32nd annual research conference, scheduled for September...
by kwhunter | Mar 26, 2020 | Call for Papers, Conference, Line Item
You can view a recording of the March 26th webinar roundtable for assistance with online instruction below. In addition, please check out these links below for articles and other resources for application in budgeting and financial management courses. General...
by kwhunter | Mar 20, 2020 | Line Item
Webinar Roundtable: Online Instruction – Challenges & Approaches Offered Free by ABFM to Budgeting & Financial Management Faculty Thursday, March 26th 1pm Eastern Time (This Session will beRecorded) ABFM is pleased to offer a free webinar for budgeting...
by kwhunter | Mar 20, 2020 | Line Item
Wells Fargo Economics Group just published a one-page summary of the Federal Government and Federal Reserve’s numerous policy responses to the current COVID-19 event. Please view below, or click here to download as a PDF.
by kwhunter | Mar 19, 2020 | Call for Papers, Conference
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is encouraging academics and other researchers to conduct studies that would be relevant to the Board’s standards-setting activities under the auspices of its Gilbert W. Crain Memorial Research Grant. The GASB hopes...
