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Episode 11: Chicago Questions Sep 10, 2018

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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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Episode 10: Labor Day Pains Sep 04, 2018

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Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and the even more unofficial beginning of the fall selling season in MuniLand. Can we expect issuance to pick up immediately? Who will be buying if banks are culling their muni holdings? Will market technicals remain strong as supply begins to creep back up?

Host Brendan McGrail and John Murphy discuss all this and more in the 10th installment of MuniLand. Tune In!

Episode 9: A Noteworthy Week Aug 24, 2018

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A $7.2 billion Texas TRANs dominated the slow late-August calendar this week, along with a $1.5 billion RANs deal for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a $970 million Illinois GO.

In this episode, John Murphy walks us though the week’s biggest deals, the SEC’s 15c2-12 announcement, and his work with The First Tee of New Hampshire.

Episode 8: A Farewell to Interns Aug 17, 2018

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The week ending August 17 proved to be the busiest new issuance calendar since December of 2018! And even with a sudden glut of supply a number of issues saw good results due to investors clamoring for yield.

John Murphy offers his expert commentary on the week's results, we take a look at the coming weeks, and we say goodbye to our star interns, Molly and Sean, as they head back to college.

Episode 7: Light in August Aug 13, 2018

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Issuance is once again slow for the week ending August 17, but technicals still remain strong.

In this week's episode, John Murphy recaps his visit to the Chicago Investors Conference, takes a look at the week's largest offerings, and touches on what issuers can be doing during a slow August to prepare for a busier fall.

Episode 6: Disclosure By Design Aug 03, 2018

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This week on MuniLand, host Brendan McGrail welcomes to the show Michael Histen, Director of User Experience and Product Design at BondLink. What makes a great IR website? Why are they so important? And how does an issuer go about creating one? With Michael's guidance, we tackle all that and more.

Episode 5: A Macro Effect Jul 27, 2018

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MuniLand delves into the municipal market in the week ending July 27. With new GDP and Personal Consumption numbers released on the macro level, are we seeing reaction in the muni space? Is the strong market performance continuing? And what should issuers take away from this week?

Join Brendan McGrail and John Murphy in MuniLand to find these answers and more!

Episode 4: Too Good to Be True? Jul 20, 2018

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Fresh from his travels, John Murphy joins host Brendan McGrail in MuniLand to discuss the strong technicals in the market and whether current performance is just too good to be true.

Episode 3: On a Mission for Issuers Jul 13, 2018

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MuniLand host Brendan McGrail welcomes BondLink Co-Founder and CEO Colin MacNaught to the show to discuss the new dynamics in the municipal bond market, the investor outreach tools available to issuers, and the importance of a long-term commitment to improved financial disclosure.

MacNaught issued more than $25bln in municipal bonds for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during his seven-year tenure as Assistant Treasurer for Debt Management. Now at the helm of his own company, MacNaught is on a mission for issuers.

Episode 2: A Quiet Week Jul 06, 2018

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With the Fourth of July holiday falling on Wednesday, new supply plummeted, but we're looking forward to next week's issues. Munis still look attractive as an asset class, and there's still a strong technical bid in the secondary market, so we're excited for the rest of the summer.

Check out complete details of Murph's analysis of a holiday-shortened week in MuniLand on Episode 2.

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