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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Lynn Martin, president & COO of ICE Data Services, also owner of the New York Stock Exchange, talks about ICE's role in pricing, its municipal evaluation services and just how the municipal market itself is resilient. Chip Barnett, senior markets reporter hosts with another Lynn(e), innovation editor at The Bond Buyer.
June 11 -
No real clear, universal definition of ‘green’ exists and it is complicating investor understanding of the market.
June 9 -
New deals thrive and inflows continue as Lipper reports $1.2 billion into municipal bond mutual funds.
June 4 -
The fragility of the economy amid protests and the continuing coronavirus threats have dealers unloading some risk.
June 2 -
Some investors expressed concern over the market‘s muted reaction to the country’s depth of effects over the current crises.
June 1 -
Tightening spreads and low yields ended the month as demand for municipal bonds is expected to overwhelm $6 billion in volume heading to the primary.
May 29 -
Municipal to U.S. Treasury ratios have been a focus for many participants of late. Historically attractive ratios, low supply, and continued fund inflows are creating some strength in the municipal market.
May 28 -
Even with the news that New York City is looking to potentially borrow $7B through its Transitional Finance Authority as it faces $9B in lower revenues, the market didn’t blink and TFAs traded firmer.
May 27 -
Credit concern is being lost somewhat in pricing munis and traders said they are looking for alternative benchmarks, even turning to corporates and U.S. Treasuries to price the market.
May 26 -
The primary supply for the holiday-shortened week is projected to dip to just over $4 billion, with a mix of tax-exempt and taxable issuance led by Colorado’s $500 million of certificates of participation.
May 22
