Understanding the Municipal Markets | SALT Talks #116

Hector Negroni is the Founder and CEO of Foundation Credit. Hector has been a pioneer in the municipal market over the last 3 decades, leading innovation in investing and proprietary trading, public/private financing, derivatives, securitized products and a broad range of structured solutions. Gary Hall is a Partner with Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC (the nation's largest minority-owned investment bank) and a Partner with American Triple I Partners (an infrastructure private-equity firm). He formerly was an investment banker with JPMorgan, an attorney with Municipal markets are at the center of how infrastructure and essential services are delivered, but it is very fragmented. The market is very local and decisions reflect the specific nature of the city/region, geographically and culturally. The need for infrastructure projects in the United States has been made even more urgent due to the pandemic. Municipal bonds have been responsible for many of the biggest and most iconic infrastructure projects in American history. “We have this sort of disparate view about the government and its ability to operate and manage assets, but these are really important investments that we need to make in our country.” ————————————————————————— To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit salt.org/talks Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.