Lynne Funk is Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media - Municipal Finance. She leads and shapes The Bond Buyer's six major events, serving as host, moderator, thought leader and brand ambassador. Lynne also is charged with creating innovative live media formats, including new conferences, virtual summits and podcasts to help serve our municipal finance community. Lynne has nearly two decades of experience in the public finance industry. She was most recently Executive Editor of The Bond Buyer. Previously, she was a director at Municipal Market Analytics, Inc., and in the Policy and Public Advocacy for the Municipal Securities Division at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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The $1,000 denomination Liberty Bond deal aimed to lure socially conscious, retail investors to broaden its investor base.
December 10 -
COVID-19 brought the primary to a standstill in March and April. The municipal market is now set to eclipse $450 billion of issuance in 2020, a record.
December 10 -
Dave Rudd, president of 280 Capmarkets and Prescott Nasser, co-founder and chief technology officer, talk about how technology is changing the municipal landscape, the need for the market to focus on ESG and how the industry has made it through COVID and 2020. Lynne Funk hosts. (21 minutes) Recorded on November 12.
December 10 -
Muni benchmarks were steady while new deals re-priced to lower yields in a tale of two markets. ICI reported more inflows.
December 9 -
Strong technicals, low supply, yield-seekers keep munis outperforming.
December 8 -
The primary's diversity of credits and size relative to November has grown, but it is just not enough to push yields higher as redemptions flood the market. Some analysts still say a mild correction at least is due.
December 7 -
A heavier calendar still will not fulfill the $20 billion-plus of December redemptions. Muni/UST 10-year ratios fell to 74% as the UST 10-year came closer to 1.00%.
December 4 -
Refinitiv Lipper reported inflows of net $201 million for the week ending Dec. 2, down from $386 million the week prior.
December 3 -
Morgan Stanley's Michael Zezas, managing director, head of public policy research and municipal credit strategy, discusses how muni credit strategy and analysis has adapted in a volatile year, what a Biden administration means for munis, and where opportunities lie for investors and issuers alike. (30 minutes).
December 3 -
Until supply increases, year-end demand has munis outperforming. ICI reports another multi-billion week of inflows.
December 2
