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 rating agency affirmed the U.S. at AAA but said the outlook cut reflects ongoing deterioration in U.S. public finances.
July 31 -
Muni yields fell by as much as three basis points, according to readings on the AAA muni scales. However, some traders and analysts said this market is too tight given COVID-19 threats. Lipper reported $1.8 billion of inflows in the latest week.
July 30 -
Blake Lynch, head of business development at IMTC, delves into how FinTech is providing opportunities for the municipal finance, fixed-income markets. He also talks about the future of work-from-home policies and what that means for business. Lynne Funk hosts.
July 30 -
Market participants say issuer coronavirus disclosures have stagnated due to tax season and issuer fears of future legal ramifications.
July 23 -
Municipals were stronger on the short- and intermediate ends as long maturities held firm in quiet trading on Wednesday.
July 22 -
The firm’s goal is to help clients manage their own trading allocations and incorporate BondNav into their existing operational workflows.
July 13 -
More market participants are introducing FinTech into the public finance space, hoping to provide more transparency and clarity for issuers and investors alike.
July 7 -
Yields have essentially remained flat since mid-June as the market has digested new issues well and investors are starved for paper, especially tax-exempts.
July 2 -
Besides navigating coronavirus market disruption, investors also find themselves dealing with the increasingly important and often inconsistent climate risk disclosure.
June 19 -
With almost half of June being done and dusted, yield movement is nearly unchanged from May’s closing levels, sources said.
June 15
