Inflows May Be Easing, But Numbers Need Crunching
March 12, 2010 Is the river of cash flooding municipal bond mutual funds slowing down? It ­depends how one interprets the ­numbers.

Muni Holdings Beef Up
March 11, 2010 State and local governments amassed their biggest-ever debt burden during the fourth quarter, meeting demand from retail...

The Two Faces of ETFs
March 10, 2010 A debate is brewing in the municipal bond exchange-traded fund industry.

After a Bit of Shrinkage, Money Once Again Flowing Into Funds
March 5, 2010 Investors continue to stuff municipal bond mutual funds with cash, supporting bond prices even as by some measures they are...

Declining Investment Earnings Add to the Pain
March 4, 2010 State and local governments are getting very little help from earnings on their investments at the precise time they need it...

Closed-End Funds Shedding ARPS
March 3, 2010 Short-term interest rates near zero are a bonanza for the closed-end fund industry. If only they lasted forever.

Nuveen Investments Proposes BAB Closed-End Fund
March 3, 2010 Nuveen Investments last month proposed the latest in a proliferation of investment vehicles devoted to Build America Bonds: a...

Weekly Reporters Post Inflows of $482 Million, Light by Recent Standards
February 26, 2010 Money continued to flood municipal bond mutual funds at a steady pace last week, as continuing concerns about state and local...

Oppenheimer in N.Y., Mass. ARS Deals
February 24, 2010 Oppenheimer & Co. agreed to buy back from clients tens of millions of dollars of auction-rate securities under settlements...

Parlez-Vous BABs? A Fund Wants to Know
February 23, 2010 For anyone still not convinced that Build America Bonds are transforming state and local government finance, behold a...