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Recognizing what ESG strategy or product is best suited for a given situation is a crucial first step for the market to establish long-needed standards and guide usage into the effective outcomes participants wish to see.
April 19 -
With the Federal Reserve planning aggressive rate hikes and balance sheet reduction, Dec Mullarkey, managing director of investment strategy and asset allocation at SLC Management, discusses the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes, his analysis of the economy and what to expect going forward. Gary Siegel hosts. (33 minutes)
April 12 -
SIFMA CEO Ken Bentsen and Head of Municipals Leslie Norwood discuss developments at the organization, the legislative outlook, and regulatory developments related to ESG. Kyle Glazier hosts. (28 minutes)
April 5 -
Nora Wittstruck, senior director and environmental social and governance sector lead at S&P Global Ratings, talks with Chip Barnett about climate change, sea level rise and how municipalities’ mitigation efforts affect South Florida and other parts of the U.S. (19 minutes)
March 29 -
Jean-Yves Fillion, CEO of BNP Paribas USA, talks with Chip Barnett about the bank’s continuing initiatives in sustainable finance and how it leverages its global sponsorship of tennis to further its advocacy of environmental issues, social equity and community responsibility. Taped live at the BNP Paribas 2022 Open in Indian Wells California. (20 minutes)
March 22 -
As 2022 unfolds, a confluence of challenges has affected pricing, trading and fund flows in the muni market.
March 15 -
Emily Brock, director of the federal liaison center at the Government Finance Officers Association, takes time out to talk with Chip Barnett at The Bond Buyer’s National Outlook Conference about infrastructure spending. She also looks at the possibility of Congress approving the return of tax-exempt advance refundings and the SEC and MSRB’s focus on issuers ESG disclosures. (17 minutes)
March 8 -
North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell talks with The Bond Buyer's Chip Barnett about how the state's economy has remained in financially good health despite dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as well how the state deals with troubled municipalities. As chair of the debt affordability commission, he chats about bond issuance. He also discusses the ways to reform healthcare and increase transparency. (15 minutes)
March 1 -
Municipals have been resilient throughout the pandemic — with the help of federal aid — keeping the Golden Age for public finance alive.
February 22 -
From fund flows to Fed policy, investing in munis requires a more thoughtful strategy.
February 15