The seminar featured a distinguished panel of municipal finance experts from varying backgrounds who explained the benefits of the traditional municipal bond market to staff from key congressional personal and committee offices. BDA member firm Bernardi Securities was represented by Ron Bernardi, Principal, President and CEO. In addition to Ron, the other panelists consisted of Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia, South Carolina and Kevin Burke, President and CEO, Airports Council International – North America.
The education seminar featured panel presentations, an interactive discussion and fostered a great learning environment for key hill staffers. This “Muni Bonds 101” seminar is the second we’ve hosted in two years and has proven to be a key component in an ongoing effort by the BDA and the MBFA Coalition to educate policy makers and staff on the benefits of the municipal market and the negative implications of scaling back or eliminating the tax exemption on municipal debt.
BDA spearheaded the creation of the Municipal Bonds for America Coalition over two years ago as a non-partisian, issuer-led advocacy coalition consisting of municipal bond issuers and State and local government officials combined with senior leadership at regional broker dealers. For more information on the Municipal Bonds for America Coalition, please visit us at www.munibondsforamerica.org.
You can view a Bond Buyer article on the seminar here.
