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Gregg Golson CPCU, ACS, AIC, AIM, AINS, AIS, API, CSM is a speaker, consultant, and strategy coach. He has 25+ years in claims leadership, marketing, and strategic planning in the insurance industry. At J.S. Held, he helped create over 1,700 sessions for 135,000+ attendees while leading verbal thought leadership. Gregg has handled over 12,000 claims, been on 39 tours of catastrophe duty, and handled over 275 large losses in 13 states. He is a frequent speaker at national events on soft skills, resilience, and adaptability. He is currently the Lead Strategist at UP2Now LLC.

Investors added $1.124 billion to municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending Wednesday, following $741.6 million of inflows the prior week, according to LSEG Lipper data.

Nic Johnson is the founder of ListWise.

Previously he spent 17 years at PIMCO, where he managed over $30 billion in commodity and real estate portfolios. He is the coauthor of "Intelligent Commodity Indexing," published by McGraw-Hill. Prior to entering financial services, he was a research fellow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he researched new methods for autonomous navigation for future Mars missions.

The ratings agency cited weaker than expected financial performance in fiscal 2024 and a slow anticipated recovery in coming years.

MSRB CEO Mark Kim said the current regulatory outlook in Washington "is uncertain."

Lei Zhang is the founder and has served as the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Cheche Group (NASDAQ: CCG). Before that, he served as chief executive officer of CloudPower Technology Co., Ltd. from 2010 to 2014. He was a senior manager in the global technology service department at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. from 2001 to 2006. Zhang received a bachelor's degree in computer science and technology from Wuhan University of Technology in 2001.

Kutak Rock LLP has doubled its public finance footprint in Minnesota with the addition of four new public finance attorneys to its Minneapolis team.

The NYC TFA will test how the national news cycle has affected the market's appetites. 

The directive appears to apply to discretionary grant programs and not state formula funds.

Detroit Public Schools Community District has taken the state Treasury Department to court over its ability to use operating tax revenue to pay down bonds.

A Moody's Ratings upgrade means Hawaii DOT's airport division is headed to market with across-the-board double-A ratings.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will issue $475 million in green sales tax revenue bonds for capital projects and refunding.

Walrath will support BAM's underwriting and credit departments in executing every credit BAM insures and advise the bond insurer on other legal matters.

The short-lived federal funding freeze from President Donald Trump and jeopardy of tax-exempt status are just the latest issues plaguing the muni bond industry.

Daily report for February 06, 2025

Amy Glorioso joined Kelly Benefits Payroll in 2022 with nearly 30 years of experience in the payroll industry. In her current role as Vice President of Client Engagement, Amy is responsible for ensuring that all payrolls are delivered timely and accurately as well as team development and client retention. Using her expertise in payroll procedures, best practices and compliance, she also is tasked with identifying and implementing process improvement and enhancements that ensure the best experience possible for clients.

Joseph H. Neely is a former director of the FDIC and career banker. He is president of Neely and Associates, a consulting firm advising banks on regulatory and strategic matters.