Podcasts

The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.

Sarah Mitchell, CFA and a portfolio manager at Mondrian Investment Partners, talks with Chip Barnett about one of the hottest sectors in the municipal bond market today – green bonds – and the possibility of the U.S. government issuing a sovereign green bond. (20 minutes)

Neal Zuckerman, a New York MTA board member, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton how takeaways from that era relate to today's transit funding crisis. "History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes." (24 minutes). Recorded Oct. 30.

John Hallacy, founder of John Hallacy Consulting LLC, and Andrew Coen, Bond Buyer Northeast regional reporter, talk about next week’s $4 billion COVID-19 emergency GO and taxable social bond sale by New Jersey. Chip Barnett moderates the discussion on what it means for the state and whether the issue will become muni bond market benchmarks with an extra appeal to international investors. (15 minutes)

Rachael Fauss of watchdog Reinvent Albany discusses the importance of transparency amid the pandemic. She also explores state-agency debt and the Fed's Municipal Liquidity Facility. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host. Recorded Nov. 2 (19 minutes)

Opening a bank or investment account — or even securing employment in a racism-free workplace — is out of reach for many Black Americans.

Lynne Funk and Gary Siegel discuss how the election results will affect the municipal market, how the Fed moves forward and some winners and losers with bond ballot measure results and muni advocates who held onto their seats in Congress. (21 minutes).

Michael Roth, managing partner at Next Street, talks with Chip Barnett about how Black and Brown businesses are doing during the coronavirus pandemic. He looks at what our industry can do to help, from capital delivery to investment; beyond the usual solutions so small businesses and entrepreneurs in communities of color can succeed in an inclusive economy. (22 minutes) For more on this topic, see: Arizent's 'Access Denied' podcast series.

Sowjana Sivaloganathan, director of fixed income at Intercontinental Exchange, and Patrick Smith, director of municipal evaluations at ICE Data Services, talk about how ICE and its Muni Curve has evolved in the muni space, the challenges COVID has presented and the transparency measures they have undertaken. Lynne Funk hosts. (30 minutes)

Squire Patton Boggs partners Rodney Slater and Alethia Nancoo view the landscape from the ground and the skies with Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton. Slater is a former U.S. transportation secretary. Nancoo’s practice focuses on public, private and project debt finance. (31 minutes)