Christine Albano is a reporter in the Investor’s & Investing beat, which she has covered for the past two decades. She has a wide range of buy side sources in the municipal market and has covered trends affecting retail investors, institutions, municipal mutual funds, tax-exempt money market funds, and the high-yield beat. She has also written about some of the industry’s biggest issues, such as historic defaults in Orange County, Calif., Puerto Rico, and Jefferson County, Ala., as well as the collapse of the variable-rate demand market. In addition, she reported on the subsequent 2008 financial crisis, and the death of municipal bond pioneer Jim Lebenthal. She provided next day coverage of the impact on the municipal bond market of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, and recently interviewed The Vanguard Group Inc. founder, former chief executive officer, and investment guru John C. Bogle about the best investing advice for the municipal market.
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In the primary, Academy Securities priced the Calif. Veterans Affairs deal for retail investors on Wednesday.
March 20 -
Municipal bond market participants will be waiting for the Fed's decision on rates and the look ahead.
March 19 -
The calendar leaves much to be desired for investors, as the week only brings $2.4 billion of new deals.
March 18 -
Munis have been grooving along but next week will bring tiny issuance, less than $3 billion, along with a Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
March 15 -
Preston Hollow's accusations against Nuveen of bully tactics underscore the cutthroat competition for market share.
March 15 -
Municipal bonds held firm Wednesday as deals swarmed into the market from issuers in Virginia, New York and Texas.
March 13 -
Eagle Asset Management PM Manager uses barbell approach to find value for clients when short-term munis are expensive relative to Treasurys.
March 13 -
Municipal CUSIP requests rose 16.7% in February, signaling possible growth in bond supply.
March 11 -
For the ninth week in a row, cash rushed into municipal bond funds. Analysts explain why.
March 8 -
Municipal bond buyers grabbed general obligation bonds from California and New York City on Thursday.
March 6 -
The municipal market had offerings for both retail and institutional investors, as new paper starting flowing into a supply-starved market.
March 5 -
The municipal market is prepping to see $5.84 billion of new bonds, including the biggest deal of the year.
March 4 -
The longtime municipal and fixed income strategist will become municipal bond client sales and product manager at the electronic trading platform.
March 1 -
Weekly bond volume is estimated at $5.84 billion, consisting of of $4.58 billion of negotiated deals and $1.27 billion of competitive sales.
March 1 -
Ms. Funk, the 2019 president of WPF, joins colleagues from all aspects of the public finance industry on the group's executive board.
February 27 -
The demand component of the municipal bond market is continuing to drive firm prices,
February 25 -
Note issuance declined in 2018 as a result of tax reform, rate fears, and ongoing fiscal austerity sparked by state and local revenue growth.
February 25 -
Municipals will join corporates, Treasuries, agencies and certificates of deposit in the suite of products.
February 20 -
Portfolio managers look likely to drive demand for this week’s new issue slate, which totals under $3 billion.
February 19 -
Munis showed strength as traders returned to work on Tuesday after the three-day holiday weekend.
February 19
