Financial advisors in the municipal bond market accounted for $159.85 billion so far in 2020, more than the $138.61 billion in the first six months of 2019. There was only one change in the top five year-over-year.


"Everyone that is in this industry relies on our technology," CEO Mark Kim said Thursday at a BDA conference in Chicago.
San Juan Unified says it has saved $636 million on debt service over the years by keeping down maturities at the long end of GO bond issues.
With front-end rates off so much Thursday morning, "liquidity providers backed off noticeably in the morning in terms of bid with offers slow to follow," said Matt Smith, founder and CEO of Spline Data, noting it was likely a response to elevated bids wanted counts, along with rates.
The MINT Act, which would enable Federal Home Loan Bank members to issue tax exempt bonds is working its way through committees in both House and Senate.
A Fitch rating analyst pointed to the school system's elevated long-term liability burden that could be exacerbated by future voter-approved bonds.
The MSRB should "eliminate all location-based concepts of supervision," SIFMA's Leslie Norwood said in a March 16 comment letter.