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SPRING 2022 Issue
Fixed Income Insights
Fixed Income Insights
Bond Market Intelligence. DC Perspectives.
Interviews & Columns
Q&A with John DesPrez III, CEO of InspereX
A Q&A and profile featuring John DesPrez III, CEO of InspereX, hosted by Mike Nicholas, CEO of the Bond Dealers of America
By MIKE NICHOLAS, BDA
Bonding Time with Peter Borstelmann of ICE Bonds
Bonding Time with Peter Borstelmann of ICE Bonds
The BDA’s regular podcast series on bond market technologies and the impacts on market structure
By MICHAEL DECKER, BDA
Guest Column: Thoughts on Monetary Policy
During the first quarter of 2022, the Federal Reserve began the task of removing the proverbial punchbowl that has been nourishing the U.S. economy and financial markets since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
By GREG NINI, DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Municipal Markets
Municipal Green Bonds: Poised for More Growth? - Build America Mutual
Municipal Green Bonds: Poised for More Growth? - Build America Mutual
The issuance of green bond volume continues to grow in the municipal market, driven both by shifts in issuer capital planning programs and a growing awareness of investor preferences for bonds that finance projects that provide positive environmental outcomes.
By LAURA LEVENSTEIN & MICHAEL STANTON, BUILD AMERICA MUTUAL
The Muni Market in Review: 1Q 2022 - Municipal Market Analytics
The Muni Market in Review: 1Q 2022 - Municipal Market Analytics
In 2022, YTD, the index has lost > -8%; were the year to end at 1Q, it would represent the 3rd worst performance in more than 50 years. It has been exceedingly rare for the index to have a negative annual return.
BY TOM DOE, MUNICIPAL MARKET ANALYTICS
The Muni Banking and MA Businesses in 2022 - A BDA Q&A with David Medanich of Hilltop Securities
The Muni Banking and MA Businesses in 2022 - A BDA Q&A with David Medanich of Hilltop Securities
The Municipal Market started slow this year with tax-exempt issuance down 20% and taxable municipal issuance off 40%. The bright spot we have seen in the market is new money issuance is slightly positive.
By MIKE NICHOLAS, BDA
Bond MarketTechnology
Technology
Bond Market Regulations
Keeping Pace with Climate Change Disclosure
While climate change disclosure has become one of the hot topics in the municipal securities market, many market participants are struggling with what good climate change disclosure should look like.
BY DAN DEATON, NIXON PEABODY LLP
Unintended Consequences: How Expanding SEC Rule 15c2-11 to Fixed Income Will Result in Less Transparency, Reduced Liquidity, and Limited Price Discovery
Unintended Consequences: How Expanding SEC Rule 15c2-11 to Fixed Income Will Result in Less Transparency, Reduced Liquidity, and Limited Price Discovery
SEC Rule 15c2-11, amended in September 2020, provides that a broker-dealer may not initiate quotations for a security in a "quotation medium," other than a national securities exchange, unless the broker-dealer is able to satisfy specified information requirements regarding the issuer.
BY ELIZABETH H. BAIRD & MICAH S. GREEN, STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP