The Public Investment Portfolio A Step-By-Step Examination of Public Investment Securities May 21, 2015 to September 16, 2015 This webinar series is designed to guide public agencies in the development and management of an investment portfolio. Public fund management in California allows for the investment officer to select instruments set forth in Government Code. Each [...]
Financing Development in a Post-Redevelopment World In collaboration with UC Davis Extension November 17, 2015 | 8:30 AM-4:00 PM | Sutter Square Galleria, Sacramento, CA This seminar examines the current programs and strategies available for development finance in post-redevelopment California. It will address how communities can achieve the goals of redevelopment with available authorities and financing [...]
Electronic Trading: Market Efficiency and Why It Matters to Issuers, at The Bond Buyer’s 25th Annual California Public Finance Conference October 21, 2015 | 8 AM-2:30 PM | San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA The municipal securities market is far less regulated and transparent than other segments of the nation’s capital markets. Trades occur [...]
The California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) will be hosting two seminars on “Exploring Funding Opportunities in the Wastewater Sector.” These seminars will help guide agency staff, decision makers, consultants and attorneys through the most significant mechanisms for financing wastewater projects today, including: • The Clean Water State Revolving (SRF) Loan Program, • The Integrated [...]
Learn Ways to help your communities prosper in 2015! It’s that time of the year again to take a hard look at your overall fiscal health and cost recovery. Our panel of experts will first review the League’s new fiscal health model and then the ins and outs of today’s fee and rate setting environment, [...]
MUNICIPAL DEBT ESSENTIALS MARCH 17-19, 2015 | 8AM-5PM | RIVERSIDE, CA Municipal Debt Essentials is a seminar series delivered over three consecutive days. Debt 1: Debt Basics covers the foundational concepts for issuing debt; Debt 2: Accessing the Market provides an understanding of the strategic planning that occurs prior to debt issuance; and Debt 3: [...]
Southern California Area 401(k), 403(b), and Retirement Plan Sponsors are gathering on September 23rd for the 2014 Southern California Fiduciary Summit. The summit is an educational workshop for CFOs, HR Directors, Business Owners, and Fiduciaries to discuss retirement plan best practices and strategies. The summit is the 13th stop on the Retirement Plan Road show, [...]
In recent years special assessments have been subjected to legal challenges based on interpretations and applications of Proposition 218. The court decisions that resulted from these challenges have placed communities in a state of uncertainty and led to a decline in the use of this tool to pay for public maintenance and capital improvement projects. [...]
Although municipal bonds are a mainstay of public finance, understanding their economic value requires specialized knowledge and expertise. The vocabulary, financial concepts and calculations, and market incentives may be unfamiliar, if not entirely new, to public agency officials. This two-part, intermediate level webinar focuses on the mathematical concepts and calculations underlying bond pricing and structure. [...]
CDIAC WEBINAR Monday, June 23, 2014, from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific Cost: Free REGISTER With the effective date of the Municipal Advisory (MA) Rules approaching, the municipal market has been directed principally to the role and responsibilities of those persons providing advice with respect to the issuance of municipal securities. However, the rules [...]