The Bond Buyer Podcast

Dec 10 2024 99 ep. 27 mins 150
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The Bond Buyer reporters cover and discuss public finance with industry leaders.

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California Treasurer talks bonds, housing and run for lieutenant governor

Dec 10 2024 46 mins  
Bond Buyer senior reporter Keeley Webster hosted a wide-ranging discussion on the state's fall bond slate, housing, and second-term priorities with California Treasurer Fiona Ma and Deputy Treasurer of Public Finance John Sheldon.

Leadership pivotal during shifting market winds

Nov 26 2024 25 mins  
The 2024 Freda Johnson award winners Stephanie Wiggins, CEO of the LA County MTA, and Vivian Altman, head of public finance at Janney, discuss the current state of the market, implications of federal policy shifts, and their insights into addressing the growing infrastructure needs across the nation.

Election impact on muni bonds, tax policy, and the future of public finance

Nov 12 2024 37 mins  
Explore how the 2024 election outcomes could reshape the municipal bond market and tax policy. The Bond Buyer’s reporters analyze shifts in Congressional power, potential tax reforms, and what these changes mean for the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds and infrastructure funding across the United States.

Defining the pillars of human infrastructure

Oct 29 2024 51 mins  
Oppenheimer's Head of Public Finance Beth Coolidge and Columbus Auditor Megan Kilgore delve into the future of public finance and human infrastructure on a wide range of topics, from affordable housing and workforce development to public health, climate resiliency, and digital access.

California’s deficit gives investment manager pause

Oct 16 2024 23 mins  
Craig Brothers, partner, portfolio manager and co-head of fixed income strategy for Bel Air Investments, joins Bond Buyer senior reporter Keeley Webster and discusses why his firm, primarily invested in California debt, has veered away from California GOs and public works revenue bonds in favor of agency, school district and local government debt.

A major muni buying opportunity

Oct 01 2024 32 mins  
With supply ballooning, reinvestment dollars at lows of the year, J.P. Morgan's Peter DeGroot argues the next few weeks could offer the best opportunity to buy bonds of the year – and possibly the rate cycle. DeGroot talks about this, plus potential impacts of shifting investor behavior on market liquidity, and what the upcoming election might mean for tax policy and the muni mar

'Build the damn train': In conversation with Marron Institute on high-speed rail in the U.S.

Sep 17 2024 56 mins  
Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute's Transit Costs Project joins The Bond Buyer's Caitlin Devitt to talk about his latest report that offers five recommendations to speed up the delivery of high-speed trains in the U.S.

Bridging the climate gap

Sep 03 2024 34 mins  
As more extreme weather events occur with more frequency across the country, Michael Gaughan, executive director of the Vermont Bond Bank, says municipal bond banks can help smaller communities deal with the effects of them. Gaughan speaks with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk on the effects of climate change and how the various levels of government can work together to address it.

Navigating the complex landscape of public pension funds

Aug 20 2024 27 mins  
In this episode, Howard Cure, Director of Municipal Bond Research at Evercore Wealth Management, discusses the improving state of public pensions, the ongoing challenges faced by states like New Jersey and Illinois, and the risks associated with pension obligation bonds.

Talking P3s with Dr. Morteza Farajian

Aug 06 2024 42 mins  
Dr. Morteza Farajian, executive director of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau, discusses the bureau’s pipeline of P3 projects, including new authority for airports, and the timeline for the bureau to release key P3 program guidelines and awards. Senior infrastructure reporter Caitlin Devitt hosts.