MuniLand

This week on our podcast, Brendan and Murph are back together discussing what the latest market changes mean for issuers and how they can gain an edge in upcoming sales. They also touch on how BondLink's new Bond Sale Calendar saves time for investors.

This week Murph is back in the studio with Brendan to take a closer look at the changing role of ratings agencies in the muni market, how munis are performing amidst recent volatility in equities and Treasurys, and the benefits of proactive disclosure for issuers.

This week on MuniLand, Brendan McGrail and BondLink's Director of Marketing, David Lewis, discuss Robert Slavin's story from The Bond Buyer about rating agencies and their role today. Learn about Slavin's findings plus an important new consideration for the industry - how certain marketing techniques can be applied to driving new bond sales.

This week on MuniLand, Brendan McGrail and John Murphy take a look at a growing issuance calendar that features deals of all sizes, sectors and ratings. As Murph points out, such a crowded market makes effective investor outreach even more critical for issuers looking to optimize their borrowing costs.

MuniLand host Brendan McGrail and BondLink’s Senior Manager of Business Development Tom Paolicelli discuss some of the unique features of the highly successful Municipal Finance Leadership Summit 2018. Plus, issuers, investors and panelists weigh in on the quality of this one-of-a-kind industry event.

With just a few days to go before Municipal Finance Leadership Summit 2018, MuniLand hosts Brendan McGrail and John Murphy discuss the agenda with Tom Paolicelli. There’s still time to register for this one-of-a-kind event.

This week on MuniLand, host Brendan McGrail welcomes BondLink’s Director of Product Patrick Sanders. Patrick offers his insights into why investors and issuers love BondLink’s platform, how they can get more out of it, and what may lay ahead on the product roadmap.

And with Municipal Finance Leadership Summit 2018 just over a week away, Brendan and Patrick remind listeners to register soon for this one-of-a-kind event

With fewer banks buying municipal bonds, rates on the longest-dated securities are climbing – with 30-years rates up 20 bps in the last month. What’s behind this surge? How is this affecting issuers? Is this hurting muni performance?

In this week’s episode of MuniLand, John Murphy and Brendan McGrail tackle these questions and more. Plus, a sneak peak into Murph’s upcoming blog and final preparations for the Municipal Finance Leadership Summit 2018 in Boston, featuring keynote speaker Rebecca Olsen, Acting Director of the SEC’s Office of Municipal Securities.

Tom Paolicelli, the latest member of the BondLink team, joins Brendan McGrail and John Murphy. A former issuer with more than 20 years’ experience and $30 billion in bonds sold, Tom provides a tour of the BondLink suite of products from an issuer’s perspective.

An innovative and sophisticated issuer, Tom was a firm believer in active investor outreach during his tenure. Unfortunately, a lack of tools and technology made that outreach highly manual – and highly inefficient. In Episode 12, Tom details the critical importance of effective investor outreach and outlines the myriad ways BondLink’s capabilities can assist issuers of all sizes in easily and affordably developing a stronger, broader and more diversified investor base.

In this week's episode of MuniLand, John Murphy and Brendan McGrail take a look at the most-discussed issues during the Chicago Municipal Bond Club's annual event.

Conversations abound regarding Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision not to seek re-election, macroeconomic numbers tumbling look extremely positive, and supply continues to be light. What will all that mean for the muni market?

In his inimitable fashion, Murph offers his tackles the questions uppermost in issuers' minds.

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