Longtime investment banker George Joseph McLiney, Jr., passed away unexpectedly at age 87 Saturday. The founder of McLiney and Company, which was acquired by SAMCO Capital Markets in 2019, McLiney was also a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, an avid golfer and a successful Kansas cattleman. George McLiney, Jr. “He loved life, and that
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The village of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is facing legal action over its transportation utility fee, which the Wisconsin Court of Appeals struck down in March.Adobe Stock The village of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, has become the target of lawsuits from the state’s combined chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association over its transportation utility fee, which was struck down
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20436998/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The municipal market was lightly traded and little changed Friday ahead of the Thanksgiving-shortened week, with strong market technicals leading to more muni outperformance to U.S. Treasuries and corporates. Triple-A yields barely budged for the ninth consecutive trading session while USTs saw small losses on the short end and
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20420283/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> As yearend approaches, investors have traditionally turned to tax-loss harvesting to use some of their losses to offset gains. However, this year may see less of the tactic than in previous years due to the strength of the muni market. Investors use tax-loss harvesting to sell investments at a
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20420841/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal were little changed Thursday as inflows into muni mutual funds topped $1 billion. U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities closed the session up. Municipal bond mutual funds saw $1.288 billion of inflows for the week ending Wednesday, according to LSEG Lipper. That compares to $303.2 million of inflows
A rendering of the planned Calcasieu River bridge in southwest Louisiana, the state’s largest and most complex public-private partnership to date.Plenary One way to tell that the public-private partnership to replace Louisiana’s Calcasieu Bridge has gained national attention in P3 and transportation infrastructure circles? “People can actually pronounce it now the correct way,” joked Shawn
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20399114/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal secondary trading did little to move triple-A yield curves, outperforming a weaker U.S. Treasury market again, as the primary market took focus. Triple-A yield curves barely budged while USTs saw losses of three to four basis points across the curve. The day’s moves pushed ratios lower still. The
A new engineering and science building highlights plans for the new-money share of the University of Chicago’s award-winning deal.University of Chicago When the University of Chicago’s deal team embarked on the largest financing ever issued through the Illinois Finance Authority, the team had several goals. One was to transform the university’s capital structure; another was
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20381307/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals improved Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed. Triple-A muni yields were bumped one to six basis points, depending on the curve, while USTs saw small gains across the curve with the best performance out long. The secondary took a backseat to the primary market
“The deal demonstrates how smaller issuers can leverage innovative solutions to fund environmental projects at the local level,” said Justin Carl, AlexRenew’s general manager and CEO. In June, AlexRenew became the first wastewater authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia to issue green bonds with a $45.7 million deal to fund projects that provide a positive
Santa Barbara, California, will tap the municipal bond market this week, largely to fund a new police headquarters.Adobe Stock One of Southern California’s wealthy cities is tapping the municipal bond market to build a new police station and renovate an oceanfront park. Santa Barbara — where the median home sells for roughly $2 million —
The Biden administration will continue to allocate transportation grant funds in its few remaining months before leaving office, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. Bloomberg News The Biden administration marked Friday’s third anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by announcing $3.4 billion in fresh grants and pledging to keep the money flowing in the
Chicago’s City Hall. The City Council on Thursday soundly rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed property tax increase, part of an effort to close a yawning fiscal 2025 budget gap.Adobe Stock The Chicago City Council delivered a strong rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fiscal 2025 budget on Thursday, voting down a proposed $300 million property tax
”I have been laser focused on ensuring that the jobs created by this project go first and foremost to district residents,” said D.C. at-large, Councilman Kenyan McDuffie, “and that district-based companies receive the bulk of the contracts associated with this project.” D.C. City Council The bond-financed renovation of Capital One Arena in downtown Washington D.C. is
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green toured the scene of Maui wildfires in August 2023. The disaster slowed visitor growth, rating analysts said.Hawaii Governor’s Office Hawaii will head to market in early December with double-A category ratings affirmed as it prices $750 million of taxable general obligation bonds in a negotiated deal. Recovery of tourism, pivotal to
Dallas Police Department officers in 2022. Moody’s Ratings said the negative rating outlook for Dallas reflects the expected credit impact of voter-approved Proposition U, including reducing the city’s fiscal flexibility and boosting the Police and Fire Pension System’s liability by increasing police starting salaries and the number of officers.Bloomberg News Voter approval of a Dallas
&amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20321862/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;gt; Triple-A yield curves were little changed Friday ahead of an $8.4 billion new-issue calendar while U.S. Treasuries saw small losses across the curve and equities were in the red as mixed economic data, hawkish Fedspeak and major announcements on how President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration may take form hangs
“We are going to be the very first state in the nation, the very first city in America, to have a congestion pricing plan,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the Governor New York now has a start date for congestion pricing, the long-awaited, much-delayed toll that will help fund
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20306565/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were narrowly mixed Thursday as U.S. Treasuries saw losses up front and gains out long and equities ended down. Municipal yields, while bumped or cut up to three basis points, depending on the scale, have had a relatively quiet week following the volatility post-election. However, “volatility will likely
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faces a pushback by City Council members to his proposed property tax hike.Bloomberg News Kroll Bond Rating Agency placed Chicago’s A general obligation bond rating on Watch Downgrade Tuesday as the City Council prepares to vote Thursday on a proposed $300 million property tax increase that Mayor Brandon Johnson included in