FTN Financial Capital hires four to national municipal bond platform

By Tali David

Minneapolis, May 28 - FTN Financial Capital Markets announced that Joe Britt, Vincent Pietanza, Sal Muslim and Billy Thoma have all joined FTN Financial through the continued expansion of its national municipal bond platform, according to a press release.

The additions are part of a strategic growth plan, the company said.

Britt joined FTN Financial's public finance department in St. Louis. He comes to FTN Financial from Wells Fargo Securities with more than 15 years of experience providing public finance investment banking services to state, local and not-for-profit customers throughout the Midwest.

Pietanza, former senior underwriter for UBS, joined FTN Financial's municipal trading desk in New York to lead the national competitive bid underwriting effort for general market municipal debt.

Thoma, formerly of TD Securities, and Muslim, formerly of Citigroup, joined the municipal sales team in New York.

"This is a very important initiative for FTN Financial," president Michael E. Kisber said in the release.

"We are excited with the level of enthusiasm and acceptance we have experienced from both municipal investors and issuers so far. We will continue to expand our role in the municipal marketplace on a national basis both organically and through acquisition if opportunities arise."

A division of Memphis-based First Tennessee Bank NA, FTN offers investment products and services.

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