Podcasts

Damian Smith, Chief Diversity Officer at Societe Generale, talks with Chip Barnett about diversity and inclusion in the financial marketplace. He discusses social and cultural change and the added value of having diverse viewpoints in the workplace.

Moses Gates, Regional Plan Association vice president for housing and neighborhood planning, talks about its recent report on fixing problems at the New York City Housing Authority. Paul Burton hosts.

MAGNY: Making history for the last 70 years

Peter Ireland, an economics professor at Boston College and a member of the Shadow Open Market Committee, discusses why the Fed’s 2019 “reversal” made sense, the economy, low inflation, how referencing a rule could help the Fed with monetary policy, and the biggest challenge facing the central bank. Gary Siegel hosts.

General Treasurer Seth Magaziner touts his campaign for Rhode Islanders to buy state bonds ahead of a planned $153 million sale, plus other initiatives from his office. Paul Burton hosts.

Bill Black, senior portfolio manager and managing director at City National Rochdale discusses the high yield muniverse, being selective and where he sees opportunities. Aaron Weitzman hosts this podcast, which was recorded in early October.

Christian Dunbar discusses his unconventional road to Philadephia city treasurer, including his childhood in Liberia and football scholarship to Temple University. Andrew Coen hosts.

Richard Taormina, head of Tax Aware Strategies at JPMorgan Asset Management, talks about the value of municipal bonds and focuses on performance, foreign demand and the effect of the tax reform legislation on the market. Chip Barnett hosts this podcast, which was recorded in early October.

Tom Kozlik of Hilltop Securities explores how pension underfunding woes continue to weigh on public finance. Paul Burton hosts.

David Hammer, vice president and head of municipal bond portfolio management at PIMCO, discusses munis' historic year in terms of performance and inflows and breaks down what makes muni so attractive. This podcast, recorded in September, is hosted by Aaron Weitzman.