Daniel Wiles looks back on his wide-ranging career in municipal finance

Daniel Wiles looks back on his wide-ranging career in municipal finance. He retired from Los Angeles County at the end of 2024 but will still influence the industry as a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

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First Eagle Investment's new high-yield municipal bond fund ballooned from scratch to more than $5 billion in its first year — and generated market-beating returns of nearly 12% — buoyed by a wave of cash flowing into high-yield funds and an investment strategy that seeks value in market pockets that other investors avoid. It marked a dramatic debut for one of the municipal market's most closely watched high-yield startups led by prominent portfolio manager John Miller.

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The devastating fires affecting Los Angeles took center stage Friday when California's finance director presented Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed $322.2 billion budget.

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Municipals could not ignore the sharp selloff in U.S. Treasuries Friday following the hotter-than-expected jobs report as both markets saw losses across the curve.

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Denver Public Schools will sell more than $800 million of bonds later this month, buoyed by a ratings boost from Moody's Ratings, which cited the district's strong management for the upgrades. Moody's lifted the school system's issuer rating to Aa1 from Aa2 and its unlimited tax general obligation bond rating to Aaa from Aa1 with stable outlooks.

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