PFM takes the top spot.

NYC TFA tops the list.

September's bond market news: The Securities and Exchange Commission fines advisors $1.3 million, Trump promotes a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, and more key developments.

With the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's new amendments to Rule G-27 and the future of the tax-exempt status afforded to municipal bonds in the balance, there are many noteworthy policy developments.

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The top five bond financings came in above $8 billion.

The top five bond financings came in above $1 billion.

The newcomers, Greenberg Traurig, Bryant Rabbino and Ballard Spahr, knocked Bracewell, Nixon Peabody and Gilmore & Bell, out of the top 10.

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The top 5 competitive underwriters remained in the same ranking positions as 1H 2023, while there was some shuffling with the remaining in the Top 10.

Kaufman Hall & Associates, Caine Mitter & Associates, KNN Public Finance entered the Top 10, while CSG Advisors, Estrada Hinojosa and Columbia Capital Management were bumped.

Half of the top 10 issuers are from New York, California issuers hold two spots on the list.

Raymond James was the sole new entrant in the Top 10, knocking out Citi — which formally exited the muni market by the end of Q1 2024.

The privately owned, high-speed rail system in the U.S. recently refinanced and broke ground on a new line in the west.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1.9 billion.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1.2 billion.

Source: LSEG

BofA Securities led the underwriting of healthcare issuance in 2023, with $3.3549 billion in total.

Healthcare issuance in 2023 was lower than usual, as many issuers were still using COVID-related federal aid. The largest issuances came from the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe take the top spot with a 10.29% market share.