BAM Pension Actuary Les Richmond discusses his new white paper, which focuses on the policy choices local governments face following the COVID pandemic and how they can drive long-term changes in the governments' pension risk profile.
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Protecting Investors
Build America Mutual maximizes the safety and stability of U.S. municipal bond investments … to build a brighter future for communities and investor portfolios.
BAM's Market Results
Deals Priced Last Week (updated 7/19/2021)
Par:
$613 million
# of Transactions:
16
Secondary Trades
Par:
$1.1 billion
# of Trades
7,815
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“Re-Training” a River to Protect a Texas Community
The Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District #7 is selling approximately $60 million of levee improvement revenue bonds to help restore and stabilize the badly eroded bank of the Brazos River bordering the District. BAM’s latest Credit Insights Video discusses the credit securing the bonds and how BAM verified that they align with the ICMA’s … Continue reading "Home"
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2021 Green Bond Outlook: Municipals
Three recent BAM GreenStar bond sales -- from Vallejo and Orange County, Calif., and Northglenn, Colo., highlight emerging trends in the market for U.S. municipal green bonds.
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Insured Municipal Bonds and the Individual Investor
Why guaranteed bonds may be the right balance of income and risk for your portfolio
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S&P Global Ratings Affirms BAM’s AA Rating and Stable Outlook
July 15, 2020
NEW YORK, June 30, 2020 - S&P Global Ratings announced that it has affirmed Build America Mutual's AA rating and stable outlook, the strongest rating S&P assigns to any active bond insurer.
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BAM Announces 2020 Statutory Financial Results
February 17, 2021
Build America Mutual, the only mutual, U.S. municipal-only bond insurer, today published its 2020 statutory financial results, reporting record par insured and total premiums. In addition to strong organic growth in capital during 2020, BAM completed a $150 million, fully collateralized reinsurance agreement with Fidus Re Ltd in the first…