Muni Think

While aversion to an inverted yield curve is strong in the municipal market, an inversion isn’t yet a foregone conclusion.

Without a centralized review, a series of fragmented studies could well create a quagmire for the bankruptcy court.

The market’s performance amid this week’s volatility shows many municipal investors are in it for the long haul. They need that coupon.

A long-term plan provides a dynamic tool to help preserve assets and identify funding gaps and potential income shortfalls.

As Infrastructure Week ends, it’s sad to note that in the one area where all agree something must be done, there has been no progress.

Recent research suggests regulators on a global basis are overestimating the risks of infrastructure-related debt.

The municipal industry must broaden its involvement to include the significant cost of infrastructure itself as a consistent element of its analysis and services.

The loss of advance refunding hurts community control and stymies local infrastructure investment.

Companies' day-to-day interactions with the capital markets could be better exploited through the adoption of enterprise-wide reputation risk management strategies and the deployment of insurance products that validate the effectiveness of those practices.

A new law will convert local government CAFRs into a digital format, making statistics more readily available at low cost.