"Assured has signaled that it's willing to engage in this process not like a traditional insurer but rather more akin to a value-maximizing market participant," an analyst said.
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"SIFMA applauds the MSRB's forward-thinking efforts to modernize its rules," its comment letter said.
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Funded ratios remain useful, but they can mask risky assumptions, illiquid investments and correlated exposures that may force higher government pension contributions during the next downturn, writes Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
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The New York-based business "acted as an unregistered broker in connection with 31 municipal bond offerings," the SEC alleged in its order.
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Student housing bonds trade wide for a reason: declining college-age populations, private competition and non-recourse structures make demand, disclosure, university commitment and stress-testing the signals investors need to validate, writes Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says muni investors should treat July as a reset, not a retreat, with positive flows, compelling taxable-equivalent yields and selective repricing supporting modest single-digit returns by yearend.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says overreliance on financial ratios can obscure forward-looking credit risks, making qualitative factors such as political willingness, management strategy, cyber-threat preparedness, legal security and economic and policy change essential to muni decision-making.
Muni market participants are "asking a lot of questions" ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at the Jackson Hole retreat, said James Pruskowski, managing director at Hennion & Walsh.
The city council of Kansas City, Missouri, approved an agreement on a bond-funded baseball stadium for the Royals; potential legal and political pitfalls await.
Investors interested in the additional yield offered in prepay energy deals should be aware of their corporate exposure as well as the sector's broader risk to the muni market, participants said.
Less than 5% of U.S. desalination projects are public-private partnerships.
The professionals are expected to strengthen Raymond James' abilities in land-secured public finance.
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Although the proposal ultimately didn't become law, that disconnect created an attractive entry point for investors because prices reflected tax policy fears — not deteriorating municipal credit.
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The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.
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Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.
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Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest Muni Hall of Famers who will be honored at an awards dinner in Boston on Sept. 30, 2025.
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"I have been very fortunate to contribute to a fascinating sector of the financial industry that is full of ambiguous issues and data," said Tom Doe. "I am flattered to be included in the Hall of Fame, it is a wonderful capstone to my career."
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Over nearly 40 years, investment banker Diana Hoadley built a legacy of far-ranging vision and collaboration that left a trail of professional admirers.
Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest class of Rising Stars, who will be honored at an awards dinner in Chicago on Sept. 14-15, 2026.
"I love solving complicated problems faced by our local governmental clients," Leslie Bacon. "We come up with strategic solutions that have a real impact on our communities."
Roosevelt & Cross president and executive director of public finance Elaine Brennan receives the 2025 Freda Johnson Award for the private sector.
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Overall, most issuance comes from new money, driven by the inability to delay much-needed infrastructure upgrades. And with these higher rates, refundings don't make as much sense mathematically.
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USTs have been boosted by the U.S. government's announcement of sanctions against Iran. Munis seem to be taking the news well, NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said, but the asset class has its own news to focus on.
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The island's budget director said the government should turn to money connected with a Jeffrey Epstein settlement to have enough money to finish the remaining six weeks of the fiscal year.
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The city remains triple-A across the board despite's S&P's negative outlook as it prepares to sell $269 million of general obligation bonds.
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August may have one of the highest tax-exempt volume totals on record, according to J.P. Morgan analysts — don't expect it to let up.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOJosé Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, breaks down the FOMC decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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