Podcasts

Daniel Berger, Senior Market Strategist at Municipal Market Data, stops by The Bond Buyer to talk about the municipal bond market's performance so far this year. He focuses on muni bond fund inflows and outflows, he chats about healthcare securities in the wake of uncertainty around the future of Obamacare, and he looks at how the situation in Puerto Rico has affected its bond prices. And Gary Siegel, Fed Watcher for SourceMedia, explains what to look for at this week's FOMC meeting -- and what the Federal Reserve may have in store for 2017.

In a Bond Buyer roundtable, Northeast regional editor Paul Burton and markets reporters Chip Barnett and Aaron Weitzman explain how the muni market is a microcosm for a crazy year. They discuss issuance, yields, red-flag states, New York City’s finance.

Climate Bonds Initiative CEO Sean Kidney, in a spirited chat from London with northeast regional editor Paul Burton, charts the landscape for the U.S. municipal green bond issuance.

Thomas Ross, President of the Volcker Alliance, and William Glasgall, director of the group’s state and local program, stop by The Bond Buyer to talk about a new initiative called the "Truth and Integrity in Government Finance." The alliance has partnered with 13 academic institutes to work on a multi-year study aimed at helping U.S. states improve budgeting and fiscal sustainability.

Fixed Income Academy's founder and CEO Susan Munson sits down with Bond Buyer markets reporter Aaron Weitzman to discuss the the approaching 'silver tsunami' in the muni business, when many industry leaders will retire, and how more succession planning is needed. They also chat about the importance of education and millennials in municipals, the mission of the academy, and more.

MarketAxess recently created a new platform for electronic municipal bond trading and John Gallagher, head of municipal bonds and U.S. high grade product management for the company joins markets reporter Aaron Weitzman to discuss why MarketAxess wanted to get into munis and how industry participants are embracing the new technological era.

Anthony Figliola, vice president of Empire Government Strategies, joins northeast regional reporter Andrew Coen to discuss how New York State politics create challenges for local governments looking to issue bonds for infrastructure improvements. They will also touch on what brought him into a public finance career at such a young age and his previous experience as a deputy supervisor for one of the nation’s largest municipalities.

Manhattan Institute senior fellow Nicole Gelinas discusses the many challenges facing New York regional transportation with The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton and Andrew Coen. Topics include capital funding, Port Authority and MTA megaprojects and alternative funding to counter the L subway line shutdown.

James Colby, Senior Municipal Strategist and author of the Muni Nation blog at Van Eck, stopped by The Bond Buyer recently to chat with Senior Markets Reporter Chip Barnett about municipal market performance. He also discussed the stability of munis versus other asset classes, muni bond fund inflows versus money market fund outflows, muni exchange traded funds, and what to expect in the last quarter the year.

Alan Schankel, managing director at Janney Capital Markets, chats with Bond Buyer Northeast regional editor Paul Burton, examines the three active bond insurers and explains how an upward move and widening of interest rates and credits spreads could position them for growth.