Kurt van Kuller, CFA
Rye, New York, United States
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About
Specialties: Leading municipal analyst, buyer, and salesman, award winning Generalist…
Articles by Kurt
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Municipal Bonds Do Unfunded Pensions Matter?
Municipal Bonds Do Unfunded Pensions Matter?
By Kurt van Kuller, CFA
Activity
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Moving from Interest Rate Normalization To We are now in the the next Chapter of Normalization. We started with interest rates and now NORMALIZING…
Moving from Interest Rate Normalization To We are now in the the next Chapter of Normalization. We started with interest rates and now NORMALIZING…
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Yes it is. Don’t take it for granted and squander even a second of it.
Yes it is. Don’t take it for granted and squander even a second of it.
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Experience
Education
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State University of New York at Albany
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Activities and Societies: Municipal Finance Study Group. Scholarship, paid Teachers Assistant. Supervised a number of major projects involving Wall Street firms.
BA, Economics and German, SUNY Albany. 1977.
Publications
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CFA Institute Municipal Roundtables 6/10, 5/11, 9/11. 2 chapters in Handbook of Municipal Bonds, Fabozzi 2007.
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Articles in Mortgage Banking (three), Municipal Finance Journal, Public Finance Journal, Mkt Chronicle. Quoted frequently in Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Times, Forbes, NY tabloids, Investment Dealer's Digest, Money, Dow Jones, Securities Week, Municipal Bond Portfolio Management, newspapers across the U.S., and more.
Honors & Awards
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First Team All Star Municipal Analyst at a Bank or Credit Enhancer, 2017-18
Smiths Research & Gradings
2nd Team 2016
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Award of Excellence from National Federation of Municipal Analysts
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First Team All-Star Sellside Director of Research
Smiths Research & Gradings institutional poll
First Team 2006 and Second Team in 2005.
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First Team All-Star for Housing Bonds
Smiths Research & Gradings Institutional Poll
Elected consecutively 1993 through 2006, as well as 2012 and 2011 after retun to Research.
2nd or 3rd Team in other years 2007 - 2015
Also selected by THE BOND BUYER as First Team Housing Analyst in 1993-1994, when poll was conducted. -
First Team Institutional Investor All-Star Municipal Generalist
Institutional Investor
First Team 2006. Second Team in 2005 and Third Team in 2004.
Also 3rd Team Municipal Generalist in Smiths in 2006.
Most I.I. First Team placements of any municipal analyst (11), which is 8th among all fixed income analysts since inception of I.I. fixed income analysts All-Star poll. -
First Team Institutional Investor All-Star for Housing Bonds
Institutional Investor
Elected consecutively 1993-2002, until municipal sector awards were discontinued.
Organizations
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Frequent Public Speaker
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CFA Society of Los Angeles, 10/17; Bond Buyer California 9-17; CFA Institute Wealth Management Conference 3/16. Chairman, Smiths Housing Conference 2008. Presented at Smiths Housing Webinar (9/11). Frequent speaker at conferences of NFMA, Nat’l Council of State HFAs, S&P, The Bond Buyer, Buyer’s Conference, NFMA, Fabozzi, JJ Kenny High Yield, MAGNY, BMA, local analysts societies, NY Institute of Finance, New York University, California Society of Municipal Analysts (2015), SMITHs Housing, and…
CFA Society of Los Angeles, 10/17; Bond Buyer California 9-17; CFA Institute Wealth Management Conference 3/16. Chairman, Smiths Housing Conference 2008. Presented at Smiths Housing Webinar (9/11). Frequent speaker at conferences of NFMA, Nat’l Council of State HFAs, S&P, The Bond Buyer, Buyer’s Conference, NFMA, Fabozzi, JJ Kenny High Yield, MAGNY, BMA, local analysts societies, NY Institute of Finance, New York University, California Society of Municipal Analysts (2015), SMITHs Housing, and many others. Panelist on various CFA Institute Roundtables. Chairman of FAC's Housing High Yield Conference. Key speaker at Smith’s Gaming and Housing conferences. First municipal sell-side a/v Internet presentations in 2001. Bloomberg National TV and radio 2006, CNN, CREDIT MARKET WATCH.
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Municipal Analysts Group of New York
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Chairman 1988-89, past Treasurer, Membership Chair
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Municipal Forum of New York
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Treasurer & Board Member, 1992-1997
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National Federation of Municipal Analysts
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Board Member 1988-90 and Ethics Chairman. Hsg Disclosure group 1997-99. Pension Committee 2011.
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National Housing Task Force 1987-89
Member, appointed by US Senator from NY
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PSA Committee on Reauthorization of Single Family bonds
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Chairman. Testimony to US Senate 1988. Organized BMA Task Force to advise HUD on Section 8. 1998 Section 8 roundtable for Senate Hsg and Comm Dev Subcommittee 1995. Member, PSA Task Force on FHA. Testimony to Senate Banking Committee 1995.
More activity by Kurt
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Well written article on growth of single family mortgage revenue bond issuance.
Well written article on growth of single family mortgage revenue bond issuance.
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California finally released its FY 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report revealing a new financial problem: the state added $29 billion in…
California finally released its FY 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report revealing a new financial problem: the state added $29 billion in…
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Bill was a wonderful mentor to me and so many others throughout his distinguished career, and his warmth, generosity (both personal and professional)…
Bill was a wonderful mentor to me and so many others throughout his distinguished career, and his warmth, generosity (both personal and professional)…
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MMA sees the potential for annual municipal bond issuance to increase by 100% in the next decade. On March 18, MMA will post a graph and comment to…
MMA sees the potential for annual municipal bond issuance to increase by 100% in the next decade. On March 18, MMA will post a graph and comment to…
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Very fortunate to have this opportunity!
Very fortunate to have this opportunity!
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New York-based Kristin Stephens will head the firm's Northeast region and Atlanta-based David Moffett will head the Southeast, the firm announced…
New York-based Kristin Stephens will head the firm's Northeast region and Atlanta-based David Moffett will head the Southeast, the firm announced…
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