Investments

The summer doldrums are officially over, as issuance in the municipal market is expected to surge this week.

ARKANSASAlpena School District No. 5 of Boone CountySep 15, 2011 . . . . . . $935,000

ALABAMAHuntsville Special Care Facilities Financing AuthoritySep 15, 2011 . . . . . . $18,150,000

For the second straight week, and after six consecutive weeks of outflows, municipal bond mutual funds actually stayed positive.

The stability of the muni market was on display again this week, even as the risk of increased supply took hold of investor sentiment.

CHICAGO - Chicago will hold its first-ever investor conference next month as new Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his chief financial officer, Lois Scott, seek to bolster the city's strained fiscal image with the buyers of its debt.

Tax-exempt money market funds lost nearly half of what they gained last week, as investors yanked $2.63 billion in the week ended Sept. 12 and total net assets fell to $294.33 billion, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

Table as of: 09/14/2011 13:07 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

ARKANSASBooneville School District No. 65 of Logan CountySep 14, 2011 . . . . . . $1,415,000

ALABAMADekalb CountySep 13, 2011 . . . . . . $6,170,000

CHICAGO - The Illinois Finance Authority board this week approved Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Health Corp.'s issue of up to $600 million tied to its acquisition of Loyola University Health System in suburban Chicago, and advanced a Midwestern disaster area revenue bond issue for Cargill Inc.

Table as of: 09/13/2011 16:03 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

ARKANSASHeber Springs School District No. 1 of Cleburne CountySep 13, 2011 . . . . . . $3,160,000

ALABAMADaleville Waterworks and Sewer BoardSep 13, 2011 . . . . . . $2,315,000

DALLAS - Loyola University New Orleans plans to renovate and expand five structures on its campus in the uptown section of New Orleans with proceeds from $125 million of revenue bonds.

INDIANAPenn Township of St. Joseph CountySep 8, 2011 . . . . . . $450,000

ILLINOISRichland Community College District No. 537Jul 19, 2011 . . . . . . $16,100,000

The California State University system will sell $430 million of revenue bonds on Wednesday.

Table as of: 09/09/2011 13:27 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

MISSISSIPPIClinton Public School DistrictSep 8, 2011 . . . . . . $9,000,000