Public finance

All of Hilliard’s municipal advisors and associates agreed to join Baird, expanding its presence in the public finance sector.

The growth in public-private partnerships increases the need to coordinate the infrastructure and public finance teams.

It's the first such deal in four years for the authority.

The municipal bond market is facing $100 billion of municipal bond redemptions and implied reinvestments.

City officials say their citizens' buy-in will lead them to success in a sector where other municipalities struggled in competition with corporate providers.

Green bonds and sustainable offerings are on tap this week as several sales are set to hit the market. Buyers are expected to snap up the paper that aims to fund clean water, school and housing initiatives.

Puerto Rico governor signs measure for shift to renewable energy.

Municipal bond volume will fall to $5.5 billion in the upcoming week, with green deals from Illinois and Arizona.

The Illinois Finance Authority takes retail orders Tuesday on the $450 million SRF deal before pricing Wednesday.

After two months of gains from 2018 levels, municipal issuance sank 7% from March last year as the loss of advance refundings continues to take a toll.

The massive New Jersey and New York agency announced a new underwriting pool for its plans to issue $8 billion of bonds over the next three years.

In the week ended March 28, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.87% from 3.96% the previous week.

If the ruling holds, analysts said special revenue bonds may have to be re-evaluated based on the general credit of the issuer.

Connecticut’s GOs hit the market on Thursday as municipal buyers snapped up the last of the week’s sizeable deals.

The House Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a May 2 hearing to examine the successes and failures of PROMESA.

Presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar rolled out her trillion dollar infrastructure plan, supporting Move America and Build America bonds.

Capital Finance Director David Erdman emphasizes that the Wisconsin's bills and debt service will be paid even if the state budget is late.

Villanova School of Business Professor David Fiorenza chats about renewed interest in the concept and where it works best. Paul Burton hosts from Philadelphia.

BondLink announced a new agreement that allows Fidelity Investments’ millions of retail investors to access BondLink’s aggregation of issuer data on Fidelity.com.

Fallout from a decision against Warwick, Rhode Island's two-tiered firefighter system raises red flags, says pension expert James Spiotto.