The acquisition of Barclays index group (BRAIS) by Bloomberg, the purchase of Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations by ICE (also owners of Interactive Data) in 2016 and the recent sale of Mergent to FTSE Russell has raised a number of mission critical issues for municipal bond mutual fund managers and administrators. Operational practices of many years standing in the fund pricing, data and benchmarking process were called into question, and firms were forced to consider changes and alternatives. This webinar presents the headline results of our recent user survey, and, with the aid of an expert panel, looks at some of the outstanding issues in the muni pricing, benchmarks and data segment and some new developments of importance for our clients.
