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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Dennis G. Ciocca, a municipal industry veteran whose career as a public finance banker spanned nearly 50 years, lost his seven-year battle with prostate cancer on June 14. He was 76.
June 22 -
Alexandra Lebenthal stepped down after more than a decade at the helm of Lebenthal Holdings LLC, after the family-owned firm failed to close a deal to sell a 49% stake.
June 8 -
June, July, and August are projected to set a new record for redemption season, generating more than $100 billion of proceeds from called and maturing bonds.
May 30 -
The flexibility to veer from his traditional strategy has helped Jonathan Law of Advisors Asset Management find value in a volatile market.
May 16 -
Some analysts say the effects of President Trump's plan may be neutral or positive — assuming the muni tax exemption is preserved.
May 8 -
Craig Brothers is among fund managers who are sticking with a shorter duration core strategy as the market awaits the Federal Reserve Board’s June decision on rates.
April 17 -
New YorkIndustry professionals 15 years later share memories of the terrorist attack on New York and how it still shapes their perspectives.
September 9 -
Just because the household sector saw a material decline in its holdings at year end, it didn't mean the retail crowd snubbed its nose at municipal securities altogether — it just shifted its access to the debt.
March 13
