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Tax-increment financing is an increasingly popular model for cities looking to finance mass transit development, but participants in such projects said Thursday that economic conditions have created several significant challenges for TIF undertakings.
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Tax-exempt money market funds saw the return of significant losses this week -- despite gaining some modest inflows last week -- as $2.45 billion fled the funds and total net assets settled at $270.01 billion in the week ended Aug. 27, according to The Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.
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Credit spreads on Puerto Rico's general obligation bonds have widened by as much as 70 basis points from the beginning of the year, while similarly rated bonds have seen spreads narrowing.
August 29
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Veteran infrastructure finance banker Rohit Syal has joined Ullico Investment Advisors, Inc., as a director, the company announced Wednesday. He formerly worked at Loop Capital Markets, where he was involved in prominent infrastructure deals.
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Table as of: 08/28/2012 16:22 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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The GOP 2012 platform, scheduled to be approved at the party's national convention Tuesday, includes several familiar tax proposals and a handful of initiatives to encourage more private sector involvement in infrastructure finance.
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A new projection produced by the Congressional Budget Office shows that both the highway trust fund and transit account, key sources of federal transportation funding, will run out of money in fiscal year 2015 under the recently enacted transportation law.
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Australia-based infrastructure development giant Macquarie Capital will advise San Juan, P.R. in its quest to put together a light rail public-private partnership that has been estimated at $400 million, the city announced Monday.
August 28 - Washington
Revenue forecasting can make or break a project
August 28
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Table as of: 08/24/2012 10:22 AM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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Demand for municipal bonds remains robust heading into the Labor Day holiday weekend even if expected issuance does not. Industry estimates hold that municipal bonds to be sold next week should total a paltry $1.55 billion, versus a revised $6.38 billion last week.
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