Podcasts

Paul Burton hosts from the Villanova School of Business campus in Philadelphia with finance professor David Fiorenza, where he and his "economics of art and entertainment" students discuss sports betting, casinos, stadium financing and Detroit bankruptcy art assets.

CEO Ken Bentsen and head of municipals Leslie Norwood talk markets, policy and regulations. John Hallacy and Lynne Funk host.

Xay Khamsyvoravong, chairman of the Providence Water Supply Board, explains how this trending accounting tool could help offset Rhode Island’s local pension liabilities. Paul Burton hosts.

Thomas Garretson, fixed income portfolio strategist at RBC Wealth Management, and Craig Bishop, lead strategist, U.S. fixed income strategies at RBC Wealth Management, discuss the upcoming Fed meeting, rate cuts, the divide among participants, the inverted yield curve, Fed independence, and recession. Gary Siegel hosts.

Rick Kolman and Rachel Washburn of Academy Securities talk with Chip Barnett about the firm's robust geopolitical intelligence capabilities. They discuss today's hot topics such as China-U.S. relations and Hong Kong, North Korea, Iran, Turkey and Venezuela. And they look at the importance that cybersecurity has for municipal bond issuers.

HFAs have been quite active in the secondary and are now originating more mortgages to retain on their balance sheets, according to Florence Zeman, associate managing director, Moody's Investors Service. Down payment assistance is a common feature of these mortgages. Spread is all important. Delinquencies have been manageable. Learn about RAD. John Hallacy hosts.

State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg discusses a proposed millionaire’s tax, transportation funding, pension liabilities, the long-stalled Gateway project and other topics impacting New Jersey’s financial future. Andrew Coen hosts.

Lynn Martin, President and COO of ICE Data Services, talks with Chip Barnett about ICE's acquisitions and expansion, and discusses transparency and liquidity in the municipal bond market and the firm's introduction of a real-time AAA muni curve.

Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute dives into the New York MTA reorganization controversy. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.

John Mizzi, chief strategy officer, at Bond.One, focuses on lowering the costs of the middle and back offices. As a tech partner, the firm strives to provide a data management system spanning the life cycle of a bond. John Hallacy hosts.