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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Municipal bond market participants are weighing in on what they think about what President Trump said about infrastructure in his State of the Union address.
January 31 -
The former Morgan Stanley co-head of public finance has joined a Dallas-based municipal finance solution provider.
January 17 -
The new tax law and imminent scarcity threaten to change market dynamics for muni buyers in 2018.
December 26 -
The year was marked by price fluctuations, yield curve flattening, spread compression, credit quality concerns, and other stresses.
December 22 -
Investors plan to make the most of the volume blitz and higher yields in the last month of the year, as issuers rush to market ahead of a sweeping tax law overhaul.
December 4 -
While some buy side analysts see a supply “nightmare” following the tax reform proposal, others are looking for opportunities to "stock up" on munis.
November 10 -
Retail investors are overcoming concern over interest rates and tax reform by extending duration, upgrading to high-quality, and buying defensive premium bonds.
November 2 -
The firm added three veterans to its debt capital markets group to expand its capabilities.
October 25 -
Municipal bond analysts cite the lack of clarity on the island’s economic future, the level of federal aid after two hurricanes, and the Title III bankruptcy process.
October 17 -
Given its size, the Prairie State's deal has potential to reprice the general market.
October 16 -
Muni experts want yield, principal protection, and value in the fourth and final quarter.
October 2 -
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Senior Vice President and Strategic Development Director, AECOM Capital
September 26 -
Investors expect insurance, federal assistance, and rebuilding to uphold credit quality in hurricane states.
September 14 -
Advantages in price, execution, transparency, and liquidity run up against the market's reluctance to change.
September 5 -
Ben Barber at Goldman Sachs Asset Management seeks opportunities for SMA and mutual fund investors with a wide range of goals.
August 25 -
Short-term note issuance rose less than 5% in the first half of 2017 as municipalities relies less on cash flow needs.
August 21 -
The Chicago-based investment banking firm said Tuesday it will drop its municipal sales, trading, and underwriting business.
July 18 -
California firm 280 CapMarkets offers cloud-based trading software for independent advisors.
July 11 -
Managers differ on how to position funds as they wait for clarity on economic and interest rate policy.
July 3
