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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Issuers should "absolutely be issuing if possible; the end of year outlook is positive on the surface but substantial volatility lies just below and could arrest or interrupt what have been easier primary market conditions," said MMA's Matt Fabian.
December 12 -
Illinois spreads tightened considerably after ratings upgrades earlier this year. The state saw up to 10 bidders on $875 million of taxable and tax-exempt GOs.
November 29 -
Megan Kilgore and Virginia Wong talk about how navigating a challenging time in the municipal market has led them to rethink mentoring a younger generation of leaders, and how it is moving the public finance industry forward. Lynne Funk hosts. (39 minutes)
November 28 -
Along with Kilgore and Wong, 12 other honorees from the public and private sectors were chosen by the Northeast Women in Public Finance as Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.
November 15 -
Stephen Winterstein, founder of SP Winterstein and Associates, discusses how technology has changed and the improved product set and efficiencies in the muni market. Lynne Funk hosts. (25 minutes)
November 14 -
With nearly two years of volatility, The Bond Buyer wants to know your expectations for the year to come, from interest rates and bond volume to ESG and technology.
October 26 -
The biggest challenge to the public finance industry at large remains market volatility, according to respondents in The Bond Buyer's Live Market Survey. Forty-six percent named it their top concern, with a recession or economic downturn coming in second at 33%.
October 25 -
The topic is here to stay, even as sentiment around its value shifts. One clear constant: the desire for a standard language.
October 18 -
"Despite the breathtaking selloff in longer rates, Barclays' macro strategists see no clear catalyst to stem the bleeding," Barclays strategists said. "Data are unlikely to weaken quickly or enough to help bonds."
October 6 -
The Bloomberg Municipal Index and High-Yield Index lost 3.3% and 3.9%, respectively, in September.
September 29
