U. S. B A N C O R P M U N I C I P A L S E C U R I T I E S G R O U P Managing Municipal Debt in Today’s Managing Municipal Debt in Today’s Market Market August 13-17, 2011 NASACT 2011 Conference Alex Wallace Managing Director U.S. Bancorp Municipal Securities Group
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U. S. B A N C O R P M U N I C I P A L S E C U R I T I E S G R O U P
Managing Municipal Debt in Today’s MarketManaging Municipal Debt in Today’s Market
August 13-17, 2011
NASACT 2011 Conference
Alex WallaceManaging Director
U.S. Bancorp Municipal Securities Group
U. S. B A N C O R P M U N I C I P A L S E C U R I T I E S G R O U P 2
Municipal IssuanceMunicipal Issuance
Municipal Supply*
*2011 YTD 1/1 - 8/1
$142
$432$410
$390
$430$389
$408
0
100
200
300
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600
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
$Bill
ions
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
BAB
Non BAB
# Trans
Tax-Exempt Rates Below Historical Averages*
2.79%
3.60%
4.61%
0.90%
2.26%
3.88%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
5yr MMD
Perc
ent
agea
s
10yr Average
8/11/2011 MMD
*Comparison of 8/11/2011 AAA MMD v. 10-yr Historical MMD averages
10yr MMD5yr MMD 30yr MMD
Source: TM3Source: SDC
Municipal Issuance by Mode*
*2011 YTD 1/1 - 8/1
Municipal Issuance by Market Access*
*2011 YTD 1/1 - 8/1Source: SDCSource: SDC
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Perc
enta
gens
Private
Negotiated
Competitive
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Perc
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gens
Variable Rate
Fixed Rate
U. S. B A N C O R P M U N I C I P A L S E C U R I T I E S G R O U P 3
Municipal Market Issues Coming into 2011Municipal Market Issues Coming into 2011
Legislative
Reinstatement of ARRA programs (temporarily or permanently) Elimination of tax-exemption Impacts of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
Potential Supply / Demand Imbalance
Expectation for overall lower volume in 2011 Outflows from municipal bond funds Continuance of cross-over buyer support in the municipal market Underperformance of municipal bonds versus other asset classes
Interest Rate and Credit Spreads
Sustainability of low interest rate environment. Inflationary concerns looming Tax-exempt and taxable relationship (i.e., ratio) Credit spreads under pressure, especially for more storied credits
Credit Differentiation
Investors and rating agencies are more focused on credit drivers, liquidity, and transactional risks
Emergence of headline risk and perception of defaults in the municipal market Future of bond insurance Issuer disclosure requirements
Variable Rate Market
An estimated $112 billion in expiring Letters of Credit and Standby Bond Purchase Agreements in 2011
Outflows from tax-exempt money market funds Impact of Basel III on banks’ ability to provide liquidity at acceptable prices Floating rate alternatives (Direct Purchase, Floating Rate Notes, Put Bonds, etc) Swap Exposure – estimated mark-to-markets of approximately negative $300 Billion
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Fixed87%
Indexed Note6%Variable
7%
Negotiated75%
Competitive22%
Private Placement
3%
2011 Municipal Issuance2011 Municipal Issuance
Source: Thompson Reuters
Annual Municipal Issuance Volume (Jan. – June) Issuance by Methods (Billions)
Market Commentary Issuance by Rate Mode (Billions)
Year-to-date municipal issuance volume at a 10 year low Municipal issuance is down 40% from 2010 levels Approximately $142 billion of new debt has come to
market this year in the public market 75% of all volume has been negotiated year-to-date 87% of year-to-date primary public market volume has
been in fixed rate mode v. 7% in variable rate mode Private market activity growing
- Direct Purchases- Renewals- Remarketing Takeovers- Swap Novations
$195
$239$215
$244
$207
$263 $268
$223$234
$142
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
YTD2002
YTD2003
YTD2004
YTD2005
YTD2006
YTD2007
YTD2008
YTD2009
YTD2010
YTD2011
$Bill
ions
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Municipal Defaults (7/2009 – 8/2011)Municipal Defaults (7/2009 – 8/2011)
Sector All Notices Defaults Reserve Fund Draws
Par ($MM) # Trans. Par ($MM) # Trans. Par ($MM) # Trans.
Land Secured 4,412 247 2,756 148 1,352 86
Toll Road/ Transit 4,666 7 889 4 1,419 1
Tribal 940 4 940 4 n/a n/a
IDB 1,193 31 889 15 300 15
Housing 831 64 671 48 115 10
Retirement 2,182 65 782 26 292 9
Hotel 696 12 404 7 194 4
Other “Risky” Sectors 13,423 136 1,381 53 10,319 49
(percentage) — SIFMA — 1mo LIBOR — 3mo LIBOR8/2/2010 0.28 0.30 0.448/3/2011 0.08 0.21 0.27Change (0.20) (0.09) (0.17)12m Average 0.24 0.24 0.2912m Ratio of SIFMA to LIBOR 98% 81%
Ratios are an important factor in determining future tax-exempt rates and the sustainability of “cross-over buyers”
Influx of new cash from taxable money market funds – currently represent a significant increase in the number of assets available to purchase tax-exempt instruments
Daily resets are trading 10 basis points through SIFMA
SIFMA v. LIBOR (Aug. 2010 – July 2011)
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Variable Rate IssuanceVariable Rate Issuance
ObservationsMoney Market Fund Assets
and Outstanding VRDNs
Variable rate funding continues to provide compelling cost advantages compared to fixed rate debt
Availability of credit enhancement continues to be an issue
Increasing distinction (i.e., trading spread) between lower and higher quality credit providers
- Higher quality banks trading as much as 5bps through SIFMA
- Lower quality banks trading as high as 20bps over SIFMA Cross-over Buyers Include:
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Money Market Fund FlowsMoney Market Fund Flows
Money Market Fund Response to Fall 2008 Market Turmoil
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
Dec-06
Jun-07
Dec-07
Jun-08
Dec-08
Jun-09
Dec-09
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Jun-11
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arke
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SIFM
A (%
)
Max MMF Assets: $528bn (8/19/08)
MMF Assets Today:$301bn (7/26/11)
Money Market Fund Assets and
SIFMA
Money Market Fund Assets and
SIFMA
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Municipal Market Credit ExpirationsMunicipal Market Credit Expirations
Market CommentaryTotal Muni Credit Expirations
2011 and Beyond
Record volume of expiring bank credit facilities have not taxed the market as expected
Issuers have been successful in extending expiring credit facilities or restructuring outstanding VRDNs
$75
$47$34
$22
$37
$18
$15
$20
$0.0
$20.0
$40.0
$60.0
$80.0
$100.0
$120.0
2011 2012 2013 2014+
Billi
ons
Year
SBPA Expirations
LOC Expirations
- Fixed Rate Bonds
- Direct Placements
- Floating Rate Notes
Source: Bond Buyer
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Alternative StructuresAlternative Structures
Floating Rate Notes (FRN)
Public market issuance
Sold primarily to money market funds, short bond funds and
insurance companies
Index: SIFMA or % LIBOR based
Up to 7 year term
Hard maturity preferred
No remarketing fees
Does not require bank enhancement
Eliminates trading risk volatility
Structure lends to Interest rate risk hedging options
YTD issuance approximately $5B
Direct Purchase
Private market issuance
Principally purchased by commercial banks
Index: % LIBOR based
1-7 year initial mode
Soft Maturity negotiable
No remarketing fees
Eliminates trading risk volatility
Often customized to match existing swap rate structure to eliminate basis risk
YTD issuance estimated at $10B
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Alternative Structures (cont’d)Alternative Structures (cont’d)
Synthetic Structures
Current rate environment attractive for hedging future issuances
- Taxable rates have rallied tremendously relative to tax-exempt rates
- Absolute tax-exempt levels remain historically low – Current MMD* approximately 116 basis points below twenty year average and almost 100 basis points below 6-months ago
MMD “cheap” relative to LIBOR
- Approximately 3 standard deviations to the 6-month average
As of 8/4/2011 Source: TM3
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Impact of US Treasury DowngradeImpact of US Treasury Downgrade
Increased fears downgrade may force already fragile recovery into “double dip”
Initial market reaction counter-intuitive
“Flight-to-quality” to Treasuries (Despite downgrade, still seen as “safe”)
10yr Treasuries dropped to its lowest level since Jan. 2009
Long-term impact on municipal market unknown
Possibility credit spreads may widen
Certain sectors have already been affected and will remain under pressure
GARVEES
Housing Securities
Hospitals
Build America Bonds may be exposed to potential timing and subsidy-reduction risks
Increased uncertainty has dampened primary issuance to approximately $2.8B for the week, the slowest August week since 2003
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Emerging TrendsEmerging Trends
Issuer confidence
Absolute rate levels
Ratios
Counterparty risks (credit enhancement, swaps, and remarketing)
Investor base dynamics (cross-buyers, money and bond fund flows)
Synchronizing disclosure in the public and private markets (especially on parity debt)
New product development
Basel III implementation
Issuers’ debt mix and methods of sale
Continued availability of alternative debt instruments
Floating Rate Notes
Direct Purchases
Put Bonds
Potential return of BABs?
Increases in municipal downgrades / defaults
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Confidentiality and DisclaimerConfidentiality and Disclaimer
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