Investments & Arbitrage

Ehlers offers complete public funds investments, treasury management and arbitrage consulting services to help local governments make the most of community resources.

Making the Most of Community Resources

Effectively managing your community’s cash-based assets – general fund, enterprise funds, bond proceeds or idle bank balances – is critical to long-term financial stability. Trust Ehlers to construct and manage investment policies and portfolios that seek to optimize allowable earnings, maintain liquidity and comply with federal regulations.

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Featured Investments Services

Bond Proceeds Management

At Ehlers, we believe effectively managing bond proceeds is just as important as the debt issuance itself. That’s why we work closely with your Municipal Advisors from the earliest stages of debt issuance to develop strategies that seek to maximize interest income and minimize arbitrage rebate liability.

Investment plan refinement
Financing plan coordination
Investment & arbitrage strategy development
Cash flow forecasting
Portfolio creation, monitoring & reporting
Arbitrage rebate management & reporting

Fund Investment Management

Ehlers’ Investment Advisers actively partner with you to prudently develop and manage investment policies and portfolios that seek to preserve capital, optimize earnings, maintain liquidity and comply with Federal and State regulations.

Policy creation & amendment
Portfolio development & management
Preferred custodial arrangements
Secure online reporting access
Dedicated client service staff

Arbitrage Consulting

Managing the investment income and expenditures of tax-exempt bond proceeds is a critical responsibility for public officials and financial officers. Rely on our arbitrage consultants to collaborate with your financing team to devise strategies that help you better monitor project spending, generate predictable investment income and comply with the IRS regulations.

Arbitrage policy & strategy development
Obligation monitoring
Records collection & maintenance
Arbitrage report preparation
IRS audit guidance & support
Client training

Banking Relationship Evaluation

Whether you’re wondering how your current bank’s fee structure stacks up in the marketplace, looking for additional services to enhance efficiencies, or searching for new options to bolster account securities, you can trust Ehlers to create a custom, objective evaluation process that will help achieve your objectives.

RFP development
Evaluation methodology alignment
Proposal assessment
Respondent interviews & reference checks
Respondent scorecard assessment
Report & recommendation presentation

Protection, Growth & Compliance

Ehlers works hand-in-hand with your entire team of public finance professionals to develop policy- and goal-driven investment strategies, manage and rebalance portfolios regularly to best align with cash flow needs, and monitor performance continuously to help meet all compliance benchmarks.

Prudent Analysis & Development

Review current portfolios & policies
Build cash flow forecasts that inform short- and long-term investment needs.
Create investment strategies that support cash flow needs & align with financing plans
Analyze investment options
Present a portfolio composition for client approval

Seamless Execution

Build investment portfolio
Rebalance & adjust asset mix for cash flow, compliance & policy needs
Provide secure, online client account portal
Complete monthly account analysis

Meticulous Monitoring & Reporting

Complete daily compliance checks
Conduct Arbitrage monitoring & reporting
Provide consolidated reports for Boards & auditors
Deliver regular cash flow & income reporting

School Building Bonds & Proceeds Investment

The District identified capital needs throughout their school buildings, including repair and maintenance projects,…

Fully Integrated & Fiercely Independent

Our clients and their communities are at the heart of everything we do. We deliver independent municipal advisory services to fulfill all your public finance needs. Not all firms in our industry can say that.

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Meet Our Investments & Arbitrage Team

Our team of advisers, consultants, analysts, traders and client service specialist are dedicated to helping you achieve your investment objectives and delivering an exceptional customer experience. Meet them!

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