Kaplan rose though the municipal finance department to become one of the first handful of female partners at Goldman Sachs in 1990.

RBC ramped up business to land at second place and Jefferies rose to third while Raymond James entered the top 10, knocking Barclays to 11th. Citi, which exited the business, closed at sixth place.

The company has been working on this ETF for the past year and a half.

The forward-delivery bond, part of its $1 billion special tax obligation issuance, was a first for the state, Treasurer Shawn Wooden said.

An industry fall coincides with a rise in sustainable investing around the world and divestment from fossil fuels.

The top muni underwriters accounted for $406.51 billion in 10,582 transactions in 2019 compared to $320.35 billion in 8,549 deals in 2018. There was only one change in the top five year-over-year but spots six through 10 saw three changes. Barclays and Stifel both had big improvements in the rankings, while Raymond James dropped the most.

Municipal underwriters saw increased business, as demand for muni bonds jumped through the roof. Top muni underwriters accounted for $267.51 billion in 7,310 deals, up from $239.33 billion in 6,406 transactions in the first nine months of 2018.

Managing Director, Swap Financial Group

After less than a year, the groundbreaking renewable-energy bond sale has run into problems, including several technical defaults.

Risky assets are reacting more strongly to hawkish monetary shocks from the Federal Reserve in recent years, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The reason, ironically, is that the Fed is losing its forecasting edge.

Municipal underwriters jockey for position as business increased 21.9% from the first quarter of last year.

The lawsuit filed in federal court is now the second national suit alleging fraud in the variable-rate debt market.

Municipal bond underwriters suffered from muted issuance under the new tax laws, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch remained on top of the year-end rankings.

Tim Romer, Goldman Sachs’ longtime head of West Region, will retire in early 2019, leaving his post in the public sector and infrastructure banking group to Ritu Kalra.

Will a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy in the VRDO market be dismissed early?

Bradley Wendt, a former investment banker with extensive experience in municipal bonds, interest rate swaps, and other fixed income products, joins Treasury's Office of Domestic Finance.

Goldman Sachs' move in Chicago is part of its evolving strategy to bolster its regional presence.

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District will get its advance refunding deal done this year after accelerating its schedule.

The U.S. economy is heading into 2018 with strong momentum that’s likely to boost wages and inflation more broadly, requiring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates four times next year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists said in a research note.