Investments

ALABAMAAlabama Water Pollution Control AuthorityNov 30, 2010 . . . . . . $36,850,000

ARIZONAYavapai County Industrial Development AuthorityNov 30, 2010 . . . . . . $25,000,000

A record amount of Build America Bond issuance helped municipal market volume gush to $41.7 billion in November, or 8.9% more than in the same month last year.

TENNESSEEMeigs CountyNov 29, 2010 . . . . . . $2,350,000

MISSISSIPPIPearl Public School DistrictNov 18, 2010 . . . . . . $7,210,000

Table as of: 11/24/2010 13:08 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

KANSASNewton (City)Nov 23, 2010 . . . . . . $2,935,000

ALABAMABirmingham (City)Nov 24, 2010 . . . . . . $63,540,000

Issuers in the Midwest and Northeast are expected to serve up a meaty $11.27 billion of post-holiday fare in the municipal market this week, according to Ipreo LLC and The Bond Buyer, as they hope to take advantage of last week’s firmness following recent supply and pricing ­volatility.

If the Build America Bond program expires at the end of this year, long-term tax-exempt bonds could lose their latest pillar of support.

A week after the biggest weekly outflow in history, municipal bond mutual funds this week reported the third-biggest.

After two steady weeks of inflows, tax-exempt money market funds fell a modest $158.5 million to $327.33 billion in total net assets for the week ending Nov. 22, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

ALASKAFairbanks North Star BoroughNov 23, 2010 . . . . . . $13,590,000

ALABAMAUniversity of West AlabamaNov 23, 2010 . . . . . . $28,900,000

Nearly all The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes for long-term bonds declined during this holiday-shortened week, bouncing back from a significant sell-off that permeated the market since the start of the month.

Table as of: 11/22/2010 16:09 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

IOWAMitchell CountyNov 22, 2010 . . . . . . $6,450,000

ARKANSASIndependence County Public Health, Education & Housing Facilites BoardNov 19, 2010 . . . . . . $8,090,000

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency disclosed Friday that it is complying with an additional information request from the Internal Revenue Service as part of the IRS’ ongoing review of the agency’s student-loan bonds.

The Kansas Board of Regents has adopted new financial rules that will make it easier to refinance outstanding bonds issued for capital improvements at the six state colleges and universities.