NEW YORK, NY (November 11, 2016) – SourceMedia, a business-to-business digital Marketing Services, Subscription Information and Events company, has hired municipal and fixed income analyst John Hallacy to bolster the content and conference offerings it provides through its flagship municipal finance brand, The Bond Buyer.
A 35-year municipal bond veteran with an extensive body of work in research and analysis, Hallacy is among the best-known and most influential voices in the business. Among the initiatives to which Hallacy will contribute is the launch of a primary research capability under The Bond Buyer brand.
“John Hallacy represents a tremendous addition to The Bond Buyer’s team of authoritative municipal market journalists, analysts and event programmers, ” said Michael Scarchilli, editor in chief of The Bond Buyer. “His strong sell-side perspective and experience will enhance The Bond Buyer’s position as the must-have information service for all market participants.”
Hallacy will serve as program coordinator for The Bond Buyer's industry-leading events, responsible for setting agendas, acquiring speakers and convening panels. The Bond Buyer’s conferences, which include the annual National Municipal Bond Summit as well as the Texas and California Public Finance Conferences, serve as the leading meeting place for key decision makers in the municipal finance community. The Bond Buyer’s National Outlook Conference, the first SourceMedia event Hallacy will contribute to, takes place January 31, 2017, in New York City.
In addition to events and research, Hallacy's expertise will contribute regular market commentary to The Bond Buyer, the industry’s leading information resource.
Hallacy joins SourceMedia from Assured Guaranty, where he was a managing director. Prior to that, Hallacy spent 23 years heading Bank of America Merrill Lynch's municipal research group, providing commentary on municipal credit and strategy.
"We are delighted that John Hallacy has joined The Bond Buyer team," said Michael Ballinger, publisher of The Bond Buyer. "John will play a key role in bringing new voices into the mix and broadening the community we serve, both online and in-person.”
About The Bond Buyer
The Bond Buyer is the only independent information resource serving the municipal finance community. Its comprehensive paid-subscription news, analysis and data service is unique in the industry, meeting the needs of a full spectrum of senior industry professionals through its website, e-newsletters and alerts, and daily print edition. The Bond Buyer's 10 annual conferences offer in-depth education about cutting-edge public-finance topics, ranging from local government finance and budgeting to capital-raising to large-scale funding of the nation's transportation, health care, higher education and public utilities infrastructure.
About SourceMedia
SourceMedia, an Observer Capital company, is a business-to-business digital marketing services, subscription information, and event company serving senior-level professionals in the financial, technology and healthcare sectors. Brands include American Banker, PaymentsSource, The Bond Buyer, Financial Planning, Accounting Today, Mergers & Acquisitions, National Mortgage News, Employee Benefit News and Health Data Management.