Georgina WalleshauserMay 92 minBasis Points - Taking Advantage of Intraday VolatilityThe current market continues to produce extremely volatile interest rates from week to week, day to day, and even intraday...
Georgina WalleshauserMar 252 minBasis Points - Significant Increase in Yields for Project Funds in the Current MarketThe first increase in the Fed Funds rate since 2018 was anticipated by the market months before it occurred...
Blue Rose MarketingFeb 71 minFinal IRS LIBOR Transition GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service published its final regulations on January 4th for the LIBOR transition.
Blue Rose MarketingDec 10, 20212 minProject Delayed? Revisit Your InvestmentsMinneapolis, MN | December 10, 2021 | By: Georgina Walleshauser, Associate Some issuers recently have started rethinking a choice they...
Blue Rose MarketingNov 9, 20212 minBasis Points - SLGS Window Remains Closed with New Debt CeilingMinneapolis, MN | November 9, 2021 | Basis Points Newsletter By: Georgina Walleshauser, Associate The U.S. government’s debt limit was...
Blue Rose MarketingSep 24, 20212 minBasis Points - When Will The SLGS Window Reopen? Minneapolis, MN | September 24, 2021 | Blue Rose Capital Advisors By: Georgina Walleshauser, Associate With the U.S. fiscal year ending...
Blue Rose MarketingSep 2, 20212 minBasis Points - Future Opportunities with Cash Funded EscrowsBy: Sam Gruer, Managing Director | Minneapolis, MN | September 2, 2021 The recent closure of the SLGS window combined with the extremely...
Blue Rose MarketingJul 21, 20213 minSpecial News Alert - Pending SLGS Window ClosureBy: Sam Gruer, Managing Director | Minneapolis, MN | July 21, 2021 The debt ceiling for the United States is currently suspended until...
Blue Rose MarketingJul 16, 20212 minBasis Points - Debt Service Reserve Funds in the Current MarketBy: Georgina Walleshauser, Associate July 16, 2021 | Minneapolis, MN In the current market, debt service reserve funds create negative...
Blue Rose MarketingMay 27, 20211 minBasis Points - Refunding EscrowsDo you want to learn more about refunding escrows, especially with a SLGS window closure expected this summer? Blue Rose has experience...
Blue Rose MarketingMay 12, 20212 minBasis Points - SLGS Window Reclosing?By: Sam Gruer, Managing Director As we’ve written previously, the debt ceiling for the United States is currently suspended until July...
Blue Rose MarketingApr 6, 20212 minBasis Points - LIBOR Phase-out UpdateBy: Sam Gruer, Managing Director A few weeks ago, Blue Rose and its sister company, HedgeStar, hosted a webinar relating to the phase-out...
Blue Rose MarketingFeb 26, 20212 minBasis Points: Benefit of OMS to SLGS in a Positively Sloping Yield Curve EnvironmentBy: Georgina Walleshauser, Associate In past newsletters, we’ve often discussed the impact of an inverted yield curve environment on...
Blue Rose MarketingFeb 4, 20212 minBasis Points - Recent Developments in the Repo MarketBy: Sam Gruer, Managing Director In the past, Blue Rose has written about the use of Guaranteed Investment Contracts (“GICs”) and...
Blue Rose MarketingDec 3, 20202 minBasis Points: LIBOR Fallback Protocol – Should you adhere?By: Sam Gruer, Managing Director As regular readers of Basis Points are aware, the London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) is expected to...
Blue Rose MarketingNov 6, 20202 minGaining Liquidity by Liquidating Long-Dated Investment Contracts By: Georgina Walleshauser, Associate Prior to the financial crisis, long-term interest rates were significantly higher than where they...
Blue Rose MarketingSep 25, 20202 minBasis Points: LIBOR / SOFR UpdateBy: Brandon Lippold, Assistant Vice President Since Blue Rose’s last update on the transition from LIBOR to SOFR the ARRC continues to...
Blue Rose MarketingSep 3, 20202 minThe Perks of Hiring an Escrow AdvisorBy Georgina Walleshauser, Associate It is typical for issuers with an upcoming refunding transaction to engage an escrow bidding...
Blue Rose MarketingJul 21, 20202 minRealizing the Benefit of an Existing Escrow Through a Tender OfferBy: Georgina Walleshauser There continues to be a disparity in the current market between pre-refunded municipal bonds and Treasury...
Blue Rose MarketingMay 18, 20202 minBudgetary Relief with Interest Rate SwapsBy Samuel Gruer As a result of the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many budgets are strained and borrowers continue to...