MuniLand
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMuniLand is a new podcast from BondLink, offering insight and analysis to help municipal bond issuers better understand the $4 trillion muni market.
This weekly show features the expert commentary of former muni analyst and trader John "Murph" Murphy, BondLink's Senior Manager of Investor Relations and Outreach, hosted by former Bloomberg News muni bond reporter Brendan McGrail, BondLink’s Director of Communications. Each week the show will highlight Murph’s latest insights and analysis on the current market conditions, supply and demand fundamentals, secondary market conditions and yield curve commentary.
BondLink is on a mission to drive improved disclosure and transparency through technology. And as research has repeatedly shown, better disclosure leads to better pricing. Our web-based solutions are helping issuers across the U.S. reach and engage more investors, including non-traditional investors, and we're thrilled to offer MuniLand to the marketplace.
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Episodes
Episode 21: A Holiday Shortened Week
November 19, 2018 08:25 - 7 minutes - 8.37 MBThis 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.
Episode 20: Navigating Volatility
November 13, 2018 10:19 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBThis week on our podcast, Brendan and former issuer Tom Paolicelli discuss steps issuers can take in response to recent swings and still gain an edge in the market.
Episode 19: Proactive Disclosure
November 05, 2018 09:42 - 14 minutes - 16.4 MBThis 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.
Episode 18: Rating Agencies and Marketing for Bonds 101
October 29, 2018 08:30 - 15 minutes - 18 MBThis 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.
Episode 17: Standing Out From the Crowd
October 19, 2018 12:05 - 10 minutes - 12.1 MBThis 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.
Episode 16: Views from the Summit
October 12, 2018 11:06 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBMuniLand 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.
Episode 15: BondLink’s Muni Summit
October 05, 2018 14:55 - 13 minutes - 15.1 MBWith 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.
Episode 14: Product Direction
October 01, 2018 09:36 - 9 minutes - 11.1 MBThis 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
Episode 13: Rates on the Rise
September 21, 2018 14:30 - 12 minutes - 14 MBWith 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 Rebec...
Episode 12: Meet Tom Paolicelli
September 14, 2018 15:55 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MBTom 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, To...
Episode 11: Chicago Questions
September 10, 2018 09:09 - 10 minutes - 11.5 MBIn 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. Tun...
Episode 10: Labor Day Pains
September 04, 2018 18:52 - 7 minutes - 8.03 MBLabor 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
August 24, 2018 18:36 - 12 minutes - 8.51 MBA $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
August 17, 2018 18:35 - 9 minutes - 11.4 MBThe 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
August 13, 2018 18:33 - 9 minutes - 10.5 MBIssuance 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
August 03, 2018 18:28 - 14 minutes - 16.8 MBThis 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
July 27, 2018 16:20 - 8 minutes - 9.75 MBMuniLand 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?
July 20, 2018 15:29 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBFresh 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
July 13, 2018 15:18 - 21 minutes - 24.3 MBMuniLand 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...
Episode 2: A Quiet Week
July 06, 2018 15:33 - 7 minutes - 9.03 MBWith 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.
Episode 1: Welcome to MuniLand
June 28, 2018 16:04 - 10 minutes - 18.8 MBIn our inaugural podcast, we introduce our hosts, provide background on BondLink and take you through the details of the muni market in the week ending June 29. With the holiday next week, muni issuance may be low but performance is strong. Tune In!