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Life Insurers' Holdings of Munis Triple Since 2007
Life insurance companies' interest in municipal bonds has grown dramatically over the past several years, as their holdings have more than tripled since 2007.
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Muni Ownership Still Dominated By Households
Households remained the biggest owners of municipal bonds in the first quarter of 2013 while mutual funds and U.S. chartered depository institutions increased their share of the $3.7 trillion market, quarterly data from the Federal Reserve Board showed. more »
Large Deals Bring $6B to Primary Market
Volume will inch higher this week as issuers are expected to bring an estimated $6.40 billion of new volume to the primary market led by sizable offerings that include a California health care offering, a New York water sale, and a Texas airport financing. more »
Muni Bond Funds Post Third Week of Outflows, at $1.61B
The amount of money investors have withdrawn from municipal bond mutual funds, at $1.61 billion for the week of June 12, continues to climb and break records for the year. more »
Citi: Sharp Rise in Yields to Subside
Citi strategists released a report saying they do not expect municipal bond yields to continue to climb, although the road to stabilization will not be smooth. more »
Muni Money Funds Add $3 Billion
After weeks of either net outflows or only modest inflows, tax-exempt money market funds recaptured $3.13 billion of net gains as total net assets grew to $260.97 billion in the week ended June 10, according to The Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com. more »
After May, Muni Investors Grab Their Shields
A difficult May in the municipal bond market has put investors on the defensive. more »
Veteran Portfolio Manager Joins AAM
Roberto Roffo, a 20-year asset management veteran, has joined Advisors Asset Management as a senior vice president and portfolio manager as the firm plans to enhance its tax-exempt management initiatives. more »
Market Post: Munis Weakening Amid Scant Demand
Slowly rising Treasury yields and modest activity are pulling muni yields higher as the day's trading session crossed the halfway point. more »
Market Post: Munis Stagger Slowly Out of the Gate, Treasuries Weaker
The municipal market had little momentum to propel it forward to start the week. more »
Muni Bond Funds Hemorrhage $1.47B
Investors pulled more money from municipal bond mutual funds than they have all year as funds that report flows weekly recorded outflows of $1.47 billion for the week ending June 5. more »
Muni Money Funds See Modest Inflows
Muni money funds continue to struggle to recoup the billions they lost this year — particulary around income tax season — and the arrival this week of $411 million is not much of a boost. more »
New Deutsche Bank Muni ETF Says No to GOs
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management unveiled two exchange-traded funds Tuesday that are the first devoted entirely to infrastructure revenue bonds and regulated utilities. more »
Veteran Muni Manager Targets Yield for Sophisticated Retail
Michael K. Farr, president of Farr, Miller & Washington, delivers a yield kick to his savvy retail clients via market inefficiencies in the secondary market to offset the lack of return in the plain-vanilla market. more »
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A recent research paper suggests widespread violations of MSRB fair pricing rules are rampant in the municipal market. But scratching just below the surface reveals serious flaws in the methodology and assumptions underlying the authors' conclusions.

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