Christine Albano is a reporter in the Investor’s & Investing beat, which she has covered for the past two decades. She has a wide range of buy side sources in the municipal market and has covered trends affecting retail investors, institutions, municipal mutual funds, tax-exempt money market funds, and the high-yield beat. She has also written about some of the industry’s biggest issues, such as historic defaults in Orange County, Calif., Puerto Rico, and Jefferson County, Ala., as well as the collapse of the variable-rate demand market. In addition, she reported on the subsequent 2008 financial crisis, and the death of municipal bond pioneer Jim Lebenthal. She provided next day coverage of the impact on the municipal bond market of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, and recently interviewed The Vanguard Group Inc. founder, former chief executive officer, and investment guru John C. Bogle about the best investing advice for the municipal market.
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The muni primary was busier than expected, as two mega deals priced one day early to take advantage of market conditions.
December 4 -
A flurry of secondary trading in the 10-year spot was being driven on Tuesday by the volatility in the equity market — as well as the attractive percentage to Treasuries.
December 3 -
It's a feast after a feast as billions in bonds are set to hit the marketplace.
By Chip BarnettNovember 27 -
Municipal fund managers are betting on lower credit quality paper and lower coupon bonds as they take advantage of the swell in supply.
November 27 -
With the addition of two new municipal funds, Baird appeals to more shareholders while expanding its current offerings.
November 20 -
Tuesday saw bond sales come and go, the day before the Fed is expected to cut interest rates.
October 29 -
The deal led a rare burst of issuance for a Monday, with the start of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting set for Tuesday.
October 28 -
Richard "Ad" Eichner was known as a pioneer for his work in multifamily housing and tax-exempt charter school bonds.
October 25 -
Massachusetts also came to market with a $1.4 billion sale of revenue anticipation notes in three offerings.
By Chip BarnettOctober 22 -
Muni veteran Triet Nguyen and fixed income expert Greg Carlin lend expertise in muni data analytics and sales to help broaden product line at DPC Data.
October 18