Archive for June, 2013

June 28, 2013

Friday, June 28th, 2013

Nothing happened today.

It was another day of solid, if slowing, recovery for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualPremiums winning 22bp, FixedResets up 15bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 5bp. There is another lengthy Performance Highlights table, which pales in comparison only to how long it has been in previous weeks. Volume was above average.

HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices

Values are provisional and are finalized monthly
Index Mean
Current
Yield
(at bid)
Median
YTW
Median
Average
Trading
Value
Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)
Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.5603 % 2,579.3
FixedFloater 4.18 % 3.51 % 45,931 18.26 1 2.4775 % 3,934.5
Floater 2.72 % 2.88 % 77,857 20.02 4 0.5603 % 2,784.9
OpRet 4.86 % 3.43 % 68,439 0.08 5 -0.0860 % 2,609.9
SplitShare 4.68 % 4.25 % 81,261 3.98 6 0.1930 % 2,960.6
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0860 % 2,386.5
Perpetual-Premium 5.46 % 5.16 % 131,477 14.39 33 0.2245 % 2,273.0
Perpetual-Discount 5.50 % 5.55 % 252,898 14.64 5 0.4836 % 2,382.8
FixedReset 4.96 % 3.41 % 244,669 3.62 83 0.1535 % 2,479.4
Deemed-Retractible 5.06 % 4.86 % 177,914 7.06 44 0.0523 % 2,384.2
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BAM.PR.X FixedReset -3.86 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 22.57
Evaluated at bid price : 23.41
Bid-YTW : 3.96 %
GWO.PR.F Deemed-Retractible -1.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.63
Bid-YTW : 6.12 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset -1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.20
Bid-YTW : 4.35 %
IAG.PR.G FixedReset 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-06-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.99
Bid-YTW : 3.25 %
CIU.PR.C FixedReset 1.42 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 23.14
Evaluated at bid price : 24.35
Bid-YTW : 3.21 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset 1.46 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.25
Bid-YTW : 3.53 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 1.55 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 17.71
Evaluated at bid price : 17.71
Bid-YTW : 2.96 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset 1.82 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 23.26
Evaluated at bid price : 24.56
Bid-YTW : 3.59 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset 1.98 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 22.82
Evaluated at bid price : 23.15
Bid-YTW : 3.35 %
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater 2.48 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 23.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.75
Bid-YTW : 3.51 %
TCA.PR.X Perpetual-Premium 4.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-10-15
Maturity Price : 50.00
Evaluated at bid price : 49.85
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
PWF.PR.S Perpetual-Premium 80,348 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 23.43
Evaluated at bid price : 23.75
Bid-YTW : 5.12 %
MFC.PR.D FixedReset 44,803 RBC crossed 25,000 at 25.91.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-06-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.90
Bid-YTW : 3.04 %
ENB.PR.Y FixedReset 43,005 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 23.05
Evaluated at bid price : 24.86
Bid-YTW : 4.01 %
MFC.PR.I FixedReset 41,996 National bought 15,000 from Scotia at 25.70.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-09-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.63
Bid-YTW : 3.80 %
ENB.PR.F FixedReset 36,507 TD crossed 24,900 at 25.00.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-06-01
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %
SLF.PR.D Deemed-Retractible 20,003 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.26
Bid-YTW : 5.79 %
There were 38 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Quote: 23.41 – 24.27
Spot Rate : 0.8600
Average : 0.5617

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 22.57
Evaluated at bid price : 23.41
Bid-YTW : 3.96 %

GWO.PR.F Deemed-Retractible Quote: 24.63 – 25.34
Spot Rate : 0.7100
Average : 0.4644

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.63
Bid-YTW : 6.12 %

CU.PR.G Perpetual-Premium Quote: 22.15 – 22.79
Spot Rate : 0.6400
Average : 0.4113

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 21.82
Evaluated at bid price : 22.15
Bid-YTW : 5.13 %

CIU.PR.C FixedReset Quote: 24.35 – 25.00
Spot Rate : 0.6500
Average : 0.5067

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-28
Maturity Price : 23.14
Evaluated at bid price : 24.35
Bid-YTW : 3.21 %

BMO.PR.O FixedReset Quote: 26.10 – 26.49
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2496

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-05-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.10
Bid-YTW : 2.22 %

BNS.PR.K Deemed-Retractible Quote: 25.04 – 25.47
Spot Rate : 0.4300
Average : 0.3134

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-04-28
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.04
Bid-YTW : 4.06 %

June 27, 2013

Friday, June 28th, 2013

The Fed is trying to get the show back on the road:

Federal Reserve officials stepped up their campaign to stem an increase in long-term borrowing costs that threatens to blunt the U.S. expansion and sought to clarify comments by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke that sparked turmoil in global financial markets.

William C. Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said any decision to reduce the pace of asset purchases wouldn’t represent a withdrawal of stimulus, and that an increase in the Fed’s benchmark interest rate is “very likely to be a long way off.” He said bond purchases could be prolonged if economic performance fails to meet the Fed’s forecasts.

[Atlanta Fed President Dennis] Lockhart, using a smoking metaphor, said the investors had misinterpreted the Chairman’s remarks. “It seems to me the Chairman said we’ll use the patch, and use it flexibly, and some in the markets reacted as if he said ‘cold turkey,” Lockhart said in a speech to the Kiwanis Club of Marietta in Georgia.

[Fed Governor Jerome ] Powell said and decision to reduce purchases would depend on economic data, and that there’s no set timetable.

“I want to emphasize the importance of data over date,” Powell said at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington. “In all likelihood, the current” large-scale asset purchases “will continue for some time.”

There was continued recovery for the Canadian preferred share market today, with PerpetualPremiums up 30bp, FixedResets gaining 19bp and DeemedRetractibles winning 46bp. There was, naturally enough, another bumper harvest of Performance Highlights. Volume was average.

HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices

Values are provisional and are finalized monthly
Index Mean
Current
Yield
(at bid)
Median
YTW
Median
Average
Trading
Value
Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)
Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1827 % 2,564.9
FixedFloater 4.28 % 3.61 % 46,334 18.06 1 1.3699 % 3,839.4
Floater 2.74 % 2.89 % 78,506 19.99 4 0.1827 % 2,769.4
OpRet 4.85 % 3.36 % 69,359 0.08 5 0.0782 % 2,612.1
SplitShare 4.69 % 4.29 % 84,622 3.99 6 0.2750 % 2,954.9
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0782 % 2,388.5
Perpetual-Premium 5.47 % 5.33 % 128,083 14.48 33 0.2958 % 2,267.9
Perpetual-Discount 5.51 % 5.59 % 257,038 14.57 5 0.7677 % 2,371.3
FixedReset 4.96 % 3.47 % 249,355 3.62 83 0.1938 % 2,475.6
Deemed-Retractible 5.07 % 4.85 % 184,180 7.07 44 0.4635 % 2,382.9
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
TCA.PR.X Perpetual-Premium -4.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 46.96
Evaluated at bid price : 47.50
Bid-YTW : 5.89 %
BAM.PR.K Floater -1.75 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 17.44
Evaluated at bid price : 17.44
Bid-YTW : 3.01 %
CU.PR.E Perpetual-Premium 1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.58
Evaluated at bid price : 23.92
Bid-YTW : 5.16 %
CIU.PR.C FixedReset 1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 22.99
Evaluated at bid price : 24.01
Bid-YTW : 3.27 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset 1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.52
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
IAG.PR.E Deemed-Retractible 1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.06
Bid-YTW : 5.13 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount 1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 21.36
Evaluated at bid price : 21.36
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset 1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.13
Bid-YTW : 3.76 %
FTS.PR.G FixedReset 1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.34
Evaluated at bid price : 24.40
Bid-YTW : 3.93 %
SLF.PR.C Deemed-Retractible 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.29
Bid-YTW : 5.77 %
MFC.PR.C Deemed-Retractible 1.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.70
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
CU.PR.D Perpetual-Premium 1.35 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.67
Evaluated at bid price : 24.02
Bid-YTW : 5.13 %
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater 1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 22.60
Evaluated at bid price : 22.20
Bid-YTW : 3.61 %
FTS.PR.F Perpetual-Premium 1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.20
Evaluated at bid price : 23.68
Bid-YTW : 5.20 %
MFC.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.17
Bid-YTW : 5.56 %
W.PR.H Perpetual-Premium 1.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 24.16
Evaluated at bid price : 24.42
Bid-YTW : 5.64 %
SLF.PR.H FixedReset 1.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 3.91 %
SLF.PR.A Deemed-Retractible 1.66 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.25
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %
GCS.PR.A SplitShare 1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2019-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.40
Bid-YTW : 4.44 %
TRI.PR.B Floater 1.73 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.20
Evaluated at bid price : 23.50
Bid-YTW : 2.20 %
SLF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.31
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset 1.91 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.50
Bid-YTW : 3.69 %
PWF.PR.L Perpetual-Premium 2.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.43
Evaluated at bid price : 23.75
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
PWF.PR.K Perpetual-Premium 2.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.28
Evaluated at bid price : 23.55
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
GWO.PR.H Deemed-Retractible 2.98 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.20
Bid-YTW : 5.25 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TD.PR.S FixedReset 91,400 Will not be called on Exchange Date.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.15
Bid-YTW : 3.40 %
MFC.PR.K FixedReset 53,530 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-09-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 3.83 %
BMO.PR.J Deemed-Retractible 47,009 RBC bought three blocks of 10,000 each from UBS, all at 25.20.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : 4.44 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset 46,374 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.14
Evaluated at bid price : 25.06
Bid-YTW : 4.00 %
PWF.PR.S Perpetual-Premium 41,825 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 23.33
Evaluated at bid price : 23.64
Bid-YTW : 5.14 %
MFC.PR.I FixedReset 40,316 RBC crossed 25,000 at 25.63.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-09-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.60
Bid-YTW : 3.83 %
There were 33 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
TCA.PR.X Perpetual-Premium Quote: 47.50 – 50.01
Spot Rate : 2.5100
Average : 1.4127

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 46.96
Evaluated at bid price : 47.50
Bid-YTW : 5.89 %

BAM.PR.G FixedFloater Quote: 22.20 – 23.37
Spot Rate : 1.1700
Average : 0.8838

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 22.60
Evaluated at bid price : 22.20
Bid-YTW : 3.61 %

TD.PR.Q Deemed-Retractible Quote: 26.02 – 26.64
Spot Rate : 0.6200
Average : 0.4298

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.02
Bid-YTW : 4.65 %

FTS.PR.E OpRet Quote: 25.96 – 26.51
Spot Rate : 0.5500
Average : 0.3792

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-07-27
Maturity Price : 25.75
Evaluated at bid price : 25.96
Bid-YTW : -1.04 %

CU.PR.C FixedReset Quote: 25.60 – 26.00
Spot Rate : 0.4000
Average : 0.2618

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-06-01
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.60
Bid-YTW : 3.44 %

CIU.PR.A Perpetual-Premium Quote: 22.82 – 23.21
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2633

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-27
Maturity Price : 22.53
Evaluated at bid price : 22.82
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %

ETC To Become Bank

Friday, June 28th, 2013

Equitable Trust Company has announced:

that it has received approval from the Minister of Finance to continue its wholly owned subsidiary, The Equitable Trust Company, as a Schedule I bank called Equitable Bank in English and Banque Équitable in French, effective July 1, 2013.

Converting The Equitable Trust Company into Equitable Bank is part of a strategy to strengthen the Equitable brand, established in 1970, to appeal to a new generation of financial services customers.

“Equitable’s conversion to a Schedule I bank will elevate our standing with Canadian depositors, deposit brokers, borrowers and mortgage brokers,” said Andrew Moor, President and Chief Executive Officer. “While the conversion does not alter our business model, market focus, required capital levels, risk tolerance or proven economics, it does represent an important evolution that should improve our long-term competitiveness and growth prospects in the Canadian financial services industry.”

Equitable announced its intention to apply to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (“OSFI”) and to the Minister of Finance, Canada for consent to make this change in February 2013.

Equitable Trust is the proud issuer of ETC.PR.A a 7.25%+453 FixedReset announced in August, 2009. This issue is not tracked by HIMIPref™ because it is not rated.

TD.PR.S To Remain Outstanding

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

The Toronto-Dominion Bank has announced:

that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem all or any part of the currently outstanding 10 million Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series S (the “Series S Shares”) of TD on July 31, 2013. As a result and subject to certain conditions set out in the prospectus dated May 30, 2008 relating to the issuance of the Series S Shares, the holders of the Series S Shares have the right to convert all or part of their Series S Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series T (the “Series T Shares”) of TD on July 31, 2013. Holders who do not exercise their right to convert their Series S Shares into Series T Shares on such date will continue to hold their Series S Shares.

The foregoing conversion right is subject to the conditions that: (i) if TD determines that there would be less than 750,000 Series T Shares outstanding after July 31, 2013, then holders of Series S Shares will not be entitled to convert their shares into Series T Shares, and (ii) alternatively, if TD determines that there would remain outstanding less than 750,000 Series S Shares after July 31, 2013, then all remaining Series S Shares will automatically be converted into Series T Shares on a one-for-one basis on July 31, 2013. In either case, TD will give written notice to that effect to holders of Series S Shares no later than July 24, 2013.

The dividend rate applicable to the Series S Shares for the 5-year period from and including July 31, 2013 to but excluding July 31, 2018, and the dividend rate applicable to the Series T Shares for the 3-month period from and including July 31, 2013 to but excluding October 31, 2013, will be determined and announced by way of a press release on July 2, 2013.

Beneficial owners of Series S Shares who wish to exercise their conversion right should communicate as soon as possible with their broker or other nominee to obtain instructions for exercising such right on or prior to the deadline for exercise, which is 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on July 16, 2013.

The default recommendation is to retain the five-year fixed rate; as of June 26, according to the Bank of Canada, the GOC-5 rate is 1.84% while Three Month CTBs are at 1.03%. This spread, although very generous by post-Crunch standards, is pretty skinny by longer term standards.

From a practical standpoint, however, it will be recalled that BNS.PR.P (FixedReset, +205bp) was partially converted into the Floating Reset BNS.PR.A on its Exchange Date in April. Given the GOC-5 rate at the time, BNS.PR.P reset to 3.35% while BNS.PR.A pays 3-month CTB+205.

Given the Canada yields mentioned above, TD.PR.S will reset to a shade higher than BNS.PR.P: 1.84%+160 = about 3.45%, while the new FloatingReset will pay 3-Month CTB+160, significantly less than BNS.PR.A. We are thus left with the rather odd situation that the FixedReset should trade higher and the FloatingReset should trade lower than the BNS comparable.

As always with this type of decision, we can look and see what kind of increase is required in the CTB rate to provide a break-even: given the Canada rates quoted above, a ballpark figure is a steady increase over the next five years to a CTB rate of about 265bp … i.e., if it pays 81bp less today, then an increase to 81bp more in five years will approximately break even (ignoring the time value of money: 81bp less today does quite offset 81bp more in five years. But considering the uncertainty of the prediction itself, that’s close enough for government work).

2.65% is certainly not an unreasonable prediction for three-month bills in five years time. However, there is another consideration: the market loves floating rating instruments. LOVES them. BNS.PR.A (FloatingReset +205) closed last night at 25.91-00, well above its current 25.50 call price, while BNS.PR.P (FixedReset, 3.35%+205) closed last night at 25.25-30.

While a decision should be put off until the new FixedReset rate has been announced (July 2, according to TD), it seems to me that a reasonable plan is to convert to the FloatingReset with the intent of selling them immediately.

June 26, 2013

Wednesday, June 26th, 2013

Who says Canada’s big financial institutions aren’t responsive and socially forward-looking? They have demonstrated yet again their concern about the financial comfort of the mentally deficient:

A group including Royal Bank of Canada and five other large investment firms is launching a competitor to the Toronto Stock Exchange, which handles the most trading in Canada.

The new market is designed to attract investors who are upset with what they see as unfair competition from high-frequency traders, who use ultrafast computers to exploit market quirks or to try to get ahead of other investors. The success of the new exchange may hinge on how much discontent there is with high-frequency trading (HFT) activity.

The plan is the product of months of work by RBC and a group of supporters including mutual fund giants IGM Financial Inc. and CI Financial Corp., Canadian pension fund PSP Investments and international brokerages ITG and Barclays.

‘Boo-hoo-hoo!’ cry the traders, “Our lunch is being eaten by a mob of parvenu geeks who understand these complicated computer thingamajigs! Save us, save us!’

‘Certainly!’ answer the bosses. ‘We’ll open up a new exchange that makes competition illegal! That will boost profits and cover up our incompetence!’

‘Great idea!’ enthuse the regulators. ‘Just give us a little cut of the take and we’ll make the Competition Act … go away.’

Aequitas, naturally enough, claims its major purpose is to enable double-dipping on transaction fees paid by clients:

Our stakeholders are professional money managers, pension funds, institutional and retail brokers and Canadian issuers, who believe there should be a level playing field for all market participants. A new and different exchange that strikes the right balance between liquidity, price discovery and cost efficiency, and enhances markets for the long-term investor.

It was another day of impressive bounce-back for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualPremiums winning 66bp, FixedResets gaining 26bp and DeemedRetractibles up 65bp. The Performance Highlights table is suitably lengthy. Volume was very high.

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.65%, equivalent to 7.34% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long Corporates now yield 4.65%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread is now about 270bp, hugely elevated from post-Crunch norms and from the 235bp reported June 12.

HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices

Values are provisional and are finalized monthly
Index Mean
Current
Yield
(at bid)
Median
YTW
Median
Average
Trading
Value
Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)
Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.8026 % 2,560.2
FixedFloater 4.34 % 3.67 % 48,313 17.96 1 -0.2732 % 3,787.5
Floater 2.74 % 2.90 % 76,881 19.98 4 0.8026 % 2,764.4
OpRet 4.86 % 3.45 % 69,821 0.08 5 -0.0860 % 2,610.1
SplitShare 4.70 % 4.43 % 88,121 3.99 6 -0.4335 % 2,946.8
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0860 % 2,386.7
Perpetual-Premium 5.49 % 5.28 % 130,209 14.38 33 0.6567 % 2,261.2
Perpetual-Discount 5.55 % 5.65 % 255,829 14.48 5 0.0833 % 2,353.3
FixedReset 4.97 % 3.51 % 250,320 3.68 83 0.2577 % 2,470.9
Deemed-Retractible 5.08 % 4.89 % 185,204 7.05 44 0.6453 % 2,371.9
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
GCS.PR.A SplitShare -2.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2019-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.00
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %
FTS.PR.H FixedReset -1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.32
Evaluated at bid price : 24.30
Bid-YTW : 3.33 %
SLF.PR.H FixedReset -1.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.62
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount -1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 21.99
Evaluated at bid price : 22.30
Bid-YTW : 5.53 %
IAG.PR.G FixedReset -1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-06-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.55
Bid-YTW : 3.71 %
BNA.PR.C SplitShare -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2019-01-10
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.45
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %
SLF.PR.D Deemed-Retractible 1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.99
Bid-YTW : 5.93 %
CM.PR.E Perpetual-Premium 1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-07-26
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.03
Bid-YTW : -2.19 %
PWF.PR.L Perpetual-Premium 1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.90
Evaluated at bid price : 23.25
Bid-YTW : 5.56 %
BNS.PR.Y FixedReset 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.37
Bid-YTW : 3.43 %
ELF.PR.H Perpetual-Premium 1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 24.60
Evaluated at bid price : 25.01
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 17.75
Evaluated at bid price : 17.75
Bid-YTW : 2.95 %
PWF.PR.F Perpetual-Premium 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 24.22
Evaluated at bid price : 24.48
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
TD.PR.P Deemed-Retractible 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-11-01
Maturity Price : 25.75
Evaluated at bid price : 26.15
Bid-YTW : 2.91 %
RY.PR.W Perpetual-Premium 1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 24.74
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 4.94 %
SLF.PR.I FixedReset 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.70
Bid-YTW : 3.40 %
TRI.PR.B Floater 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.82
Evaluated at bid price : 23.10
Bid-YTW : 2.24 %
PWF.PR.K Perpetual-Premium 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.66
Evaluated at bid price : 23.00
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
BNS.PR.K Deemed-Retractible 1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-04-28
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.30
Bid-YTW : 4.22 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount 1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 21.12
Evaluated at bid price : 21.12
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
GWO.PR.M Deemed-Retractible 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2019-03-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.73
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
PWF.PR.E Perpetual-Premium 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 24.29
Evaluated at bid price : 24.60
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
FTS.PR.F Perpetual-Premium 1.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.98
Evaluated at bid price : 23.36
Bid-YTW : 5.28 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Premium 1.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 21.71
Evaluated at bid price : 22.00
Bid-YTW : 5.15 %
ENB.PR.D FixedReset 1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.13
Evaluated at bid price : 24.85
Bid-YTW : 4.02 %
FTS.PR.G FixedReset 1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.04
Evaluated at bid price : 24.10
Bid-YTW : 3.97 %
IGM.PR.B Perpetual-Premium 1.48 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 24.52
Evaluated at bid price : 25.02
Bid-YTW : 5.87 %
VNR.PR.A FixedReset 1.55 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.20
Evaluated at bid price : 24.96
Bid-YTW : 4.48 %
POW.PR.G Perpetual-Premium 1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-04-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.11
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
NA.PR.L Deemed-Retractible 1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.10
Bid-YTW : 4.90 %
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount 1.63 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 21.15
Evaluated at bid price : 21.15
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset 1.68 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.08
Evaluated at bid price : 24.15
Bid-YTW : 3.67 %
SLF.PR.E Deemed-Retractible 1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.05
Bid-YTW : 5.95 %
BNS.PR.O Deemed-Retractible 1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-04-27
Maturity Price : 25.25
Evaluated at bid price : 26.14
Bid-YTW : 4.55 %
MFC.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.84
Bid-YTW : 5.72 %
POW.PR.A Perpetual-Premium 1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 24.26
Evaluated at bid price : 24.56
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %
GWO.PR.G Deemed-Retractible 1.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.45
Bid-YTW : 5.49 %
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Premium 1.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.28
Evaluated at bid price : 23.55
Bid-YTW : 5.31 %
SLF.PR.C Deemed-Retractible 1.99 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.00
Bid-YTW : 5.92 %
ENB.PR.H FixedReset 2.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.97
Evaluated at bid price : 24.50
Bid-YTW : 3.90 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset 2.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.00
Bid-YTW : 3.84 %
MFC.PR.C Deemed-Retractible 2.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.40
Bid-YTW : 5.78 %
CIU.PR.C FixedReset 3.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.86
Evaluated at bid price : 23.75
Bid-YTW : 3.32 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset 3.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.97
Evaluated at bid price : 24.26
Bid-YTW : 3.78 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
BMO.PR.K Deemed-Retractible 57,990 RBC crossed 48,000 at 25.50.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-11-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.55
Bid-YTW : 4.72 %
TD.PR.S FixedReset 57,327 RBC crossed 49,900 at 25.15.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.16
Bid-YTW : 3.39 %
NA.PR.L Deemed-Retractible 55,470 Scotia crossed 40,000 at 24.92.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.10
Bid-YTW : 4.90 %
GWO.PR.R Deemed-Retractible 51,150 TD crossed 40,000 at 23.75.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.81
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
MFC.PR.K FixedReset 49,185 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-09-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.96
Bid-YTW : 3.87 %
BNS.PR.Z FixedReset 41,877 TD crossed 19,500 at 24.45.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.40
Bid-YTW : 3.70 %
There were 61 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Quote: 24.15 – 25.15
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.5833

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.08
Evaluated at bid price : 24.15
Bid-YTW : 3.67 %

GCS.PR.A SplitShare Quote: 24.00 – 25.00
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.6134

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2019-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.00
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %

GWO.PR.L Deemed-Retractible Quote: 25.30 – 26.30
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.6852

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.30
Bid-YTW : 5.54 %

BAM.PR.K Floater Quote: 17.75 – 18.55
Spot Rate : 0.8000
Average : 0.5039

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 17.75
Evaluated at bid price : 17.75
Bid-YTW : 2.95 %

CU.PR.E Perpetual-Premium Quote: 23.67 – 24.12
Spot Rate : 0.4500
Average : 0.2642

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 23.35
Evaluated at bid price : 23.67
Bid-YTW : 5.21 %

FTS.PR.F Perpetual-Premium Quote: 23.36 – 23.92
Spot Rate : 0.5600
Average : 0.3812

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-26
Maturity Price : 22.98
Evaluated at bid price : 23.36
Bid-YTW : 5.28 %

June 25, 2013

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

In today’s news, a politician announced that insurance companies have lots of money so people should be encouraged to build on floodplains:

Insurance companies are between a rock and a hard place. The potential cost of overland flood insurance is enormous but, at the same time, Feltmate said companies are aware there are repercussions for the industry’s already dismal image in continuing to allow victims of devastating floods to “go apoplectic” when they discover they’re not covered.

Moreover, if the industry doesn’t deal with the issue itself, he said the government could impose a solution that is less palatable.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, the minister responsible for southern Alberta, strongly encouraged insurance companies on Monday to pay the claims of people whose homes were damaged by both backed up water and overland flooding, without being overly nit-picky about the exact cause of the damage.

Or, to put it another way:

The map of flood plain for 70-yr flood is shown in next page. Much of Downtown, Sunnyside, Bowness, and other residential areas are under water. This size of flood has not occurred since 1932, but it could occur anytime.

The City proposed management plans, but met with great disfavor by community group, who were worried that property values would decline if hazard zones were officially declared.

I grumbled about the closing quote on GWO.PR.I yesterday …. it turns out that most of the problem was the ridiculous TMX Close != Last issue. Some very expensive data purchased from the TMX has revealed that the closing quote was 21.75-21, 5×5 … a pretty wide spread, but not as nonsencical as the 21.01-22.21 last quote which, in their infinite wisdom, the TMX has decided to sell exclusively and is usually reported as the “closing” quote.

The imminent end of the world forecast by the Canadian preferred share market was postponed today, with PerpetualPremiums up 50bp, FixedResets gaining 34bp and DeemedRetractibles winning 101bp. These rather attractive index numbers masked a fair bit of chopping and changing, with there being a fair number of losers on the Performance Highlights list.

HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices

Values are provisional and are finalized monthly
Index Mean
Current
Yield
(at bid)
Median
YTW
Median
Average
Trading
Value
Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)
Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.3279 % 2,539.9
FixedFloater 4.33 % 3.66 % 48,818 17.98 1 2.0446 % 3,797.9
Floater 2.76 % 2.91 % 77,584 19.95 4 -0.3279 % 2,742.4
OpRet 4.85 % 3.35 % 69,686 0.08 5 0.2350 % 2,612.3
SplitShare 4.68 % 4.44 % 91,764 3.99 6 -0.0119 % 2,959.6
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2350 % 2,388.7
Perpetual-Premium 5.50 % 5.55 % 131,164 14.38 33 0.5040 % 2,246.5
Perpetual-Discount 5.55 % 5.73 % 249,090 14.36 5 0.5117 % 2,351.3
FixedReset 4.98 % 3.47 % 249,071 3.69 83 0.3453 % 2,464.5
Deemed-Retractible 5.11 % 5.10 % 183,925 7.05 44 1.0063 % 2,356.7
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
CIU.PR.C FixedReset -2.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.45
Evaluated at bid price : 23.00
Bid-YTW : 3.46 %
TRI.PR.B Floater -2.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.58
Evaluated at bid price : 22.83
Bid-YTW : 2.27 %
VNR.PR.A FixedReset -1.76 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 23.07
Evaluated at bid price : 24.58
Bid-YTW : 4.56 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount -1.65 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 20.86
Evaluated at bid price : 20.86
Bid-YTW : 5.73 %
HSB.PR.D Deemed-Retractible -1.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.44
Bid-YTW : 5.35 %
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount -1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 20.81
Evaluated at bid price : 20.81
Bid-YTW : 5.74 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset -1.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.75
Bid-YTW : 3.93 %
PWF.PR.K Perpetual-Premium 1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.47
Evaluated at bid price : 22.73
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
ENB.PR.P FixedReset 1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 23.02
Evaluated at bid price : 24.70
Bid-YTW : 4.14 %
GWO.PR.Q Deemed-Retractible 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.41
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-03-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.01
Bid-YTW : 4.02 %
FTS.PR.G FixedReset 1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.65
Evaluated at bid price : 23.75
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
IAG.PR.A Deemed-Retractible 1.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.70
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
NA.PR.Q FixedReset 1.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-11-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.47
Bid-YTW : 3.45 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 17.55
Evaluated at bid price : 17.55
Bid-YTW : 2.99 %
GWO.PR.P Deemed-Retractible 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.85
Bid-YTW : 5.50 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset 1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 23.34
Evaluated at bid price : 24.70
Bid-YTW : 3.47 %
BNS.PR.N Deemed-Retractible 1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-01-27
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.60
Bid-YTW : 4.78 %
CIU.PR.A Perpetual-Premium 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.49
Evaluated at bid price : 22.76
Bid-YTW : 5.09 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-12-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.65
Bid-YTW : 3.64 %
ENB.PR.T FixedReset 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 23.03
Evaluated at bid price : 24.76
Bid-YTW : 4.13 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset 1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.89
Evaluated at bid price : 23.75
Bid-YTW : 3.75 %
GWO.PR.J FixedReset 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.01
Bid-YTW : 4.90 %
NA.PR.L Deemed-Retractible 1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.71
Bid-YTW : 5.13 %
BNS.PR.M Deemed-Retractible 1.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.15
Bid-YTW : 4.53 %
PWF.PR.G Perpetual-Premium 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 24.83
Evaluated at bid price : 25.05
Bid-YTW : 5.99 %
PWF.PR.F Perpetual-Premium 1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 23.95
Evaluated at bid price : 24.20
Bid-YTW : 5.50 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset 1.69 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.20
Bid-YTW : 4.34 %
MFC.PR.H FixedReset 1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-03-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.80
Bid-YTW : 3.71 %
SLF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.74
Bid-YTW : 5.91 %
GWO.PR.F Deemed-Retractible 1.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-07-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : -7.08 %
GWO.PR.G Deemed-Retractible 1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.02
Bid-YTW : 5.69 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset 1.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 23.24
Evaluated at bid price : 24.89
Bid-YTW : 4.06 %
BNS.PR.K Deemed-Retractible 1.96 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 4.93 %
GWO.PR.H Deemed-Retractible 1.97 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.32
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
SLF.PR.E Deemed-Retractible 1.98 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.68
Bid-YTW : 6.14 %
SLF.PR.C Deemed-Retractible 2.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.57
Bid-YTW : 6.15 %
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater 2.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.44
Evaluated at bid price : 21.96
Bid-YTW : 3.66 %
GWO.PR.R Deemed-Retractible 2.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.70
Bid-YTW : 5.43 %
SLF.PR.A Deemed-Retractible 2.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.70
Bid-YTW : 5.88 %
SLF.PR.D Deemed-Retractible 2.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.76
Bid-YTW : 6.05 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset 2.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.59
Evaluated at bid price : 23.45
Bid-YTW : 3.95 %
MFC.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 2.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.45
Bid-YTW : 5.92 %
FTS.PR.J Perpetual-Premium 2.68 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.94
Evaluated at bid price : 23.36
Bid-YTW : 5.11 %
MFC.PR.C Deemed-Retractible 2.82 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 6.04 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset 3.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 23.67
Evaluated at bid price : 24.86
Bid-YTW : 3.69 %
ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount 4.64 % Just a meaningless bounce from yesterday.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.23
Evaluated at bid price : 22.56
Bid-YTW : 5.35 %
GWO.PR.I Deemed-Retractible 7.33 % Just a meaningless bounce from yesterday.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.55
Bid-YTW : 5.69 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
MFC.PR.K FixedReset 122,203 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-09-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.85
Bid-YTW : 3.96 %
TD.PR.R Deemed-Retractible 114,835 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-04-30
Maturity Price : 25.25
Evaluated at bid price : 25.90
Bid-YTW : 4.92 %
CM.PR.E Perpetual-Premium 111,009 Nesbitt crossed 100,000 at 25.10.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 24.88
Evaluated at bid price : 25.11
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
RY.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 105,042 RBC crossed 40,000 at 25.05; Nesbitt crossed 60,000 at the same price.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.05
Bid-YTW : 4.76 %
CU.PR.G Perpetual-Premium 102,287 Desjardins crossed 43,400 at 21.75; Scotia crossed 47,000 at the same price.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 21.47
Evaluated at bid price : 21.75
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
HSB.PR.E FixedReset 102,115 RBC crossed 99,300 at 26.00.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-06-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.82
Bid-YTW : 3.23 %
There were 61 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater Quote: 21.96 – 22.99
Spot Rate : 1.0300
Average : 0.7673

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.44
Evaluated at bid price : 21.96
Bid-YTW : 3.66 %

TRI.PR.B Floater Quote: 22.83 – 23.68
Spot Rate : 0.8500
Average : 0.6707

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 22.58
Evaluated at bid price : 22.83
Bid-YTW : 2.27 %

ELF.PR.H Perpetual-Premium Quote: 24.73 – 25.15
Spot Rate : 0.4200
Average : 0.2748

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-25
Maturity Price : 24.33
Evaluated at bid price : 24.73
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %

GWO.PR.L Deemed-Retractible Quote: 25.13 – 25.60
Spot Rate : 0.4700
Average : 0.3400

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.13
Bid-YTW : 5.62 %

IAG.PR.E Deemed-Retractible Quote: 25.53 – 25.87
Spot Rate : 0.3400
Average : 0.2251

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.53
Bid-YTW : 5.57 %

GWO.PR.G Deemed-Retractible Quote: 24.02 – 24.40
Spot Rate : 0.3800
Average : 0.2793

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.02
Bid-YTW : 5.69 %

Q&A: How to make preferred shares pay big dividends for your portfolio

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

I will be taking questions on the Globe’s chatline at 1pm today, June 25:

Preferred shares can be complex investment instruments, but when used effectively in a portfolio, they can provide a stable income stream at lower risk than common shares or in some cases corporate bonds – and with tax advantages. For this week’s live discussion at Inside the Market, we’ll hear from one of Canada’s top experts on preferred shares, James Hymas, president of Hymas Investment Management.

Mr. Hymas has been in the investment industry for nearly three decades and is frequently called upon for his advice of preferred shares.

June 24, 2013

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Nice quote from Richard Fisher of the Dallas Fed:

Investors shouldn’t overreact to the central bank’s plans to reduce the pace of asset purchases, Fisher said in an interview with the Financial Times published today on its web site. Investors behaved like “feral hogs” after the June 19 comments by Bernanke, he said, according to the newspaper.

Nothing moves as quickly as retail:

According to TrimTabs Investment Research, investors are selling bond-related investments at a record pace, with $47.2-billion (U.S.) flowing out of U.S. bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds so far in June, easily exceeding the record of $41.8-billion set in October, 2008, during the financial panic.

Meanwhile, at the Canadian preferred share investor convention:

The Canadian preferred share market was left a shambles after a day of slaughter, with PerpetualPremiums losing 158bp, FixedResets off 78bp and DeemedRetractibles down 123bp. The Performance Highlights table is suitably ridiculous with … um … LOTS! That’s right, LOTS of entries … and a solitary winner. Volume was gargantuan.

HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices

Values are provisional and are finalized monthly
Index Mean
Current
Yield
(at bid)
Median
YTW
Median
Average
Trading
Value
Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)
Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0656 % 2,548.2
FixedFloater 4.41 % 3.74 % 47,574 17.82 1 -2.4036 % 3,721.8
Floater 2.75 % 2.92 % 78,145 19.91 4 0.0656 % 2,751.4
OpRet 4.87 % 4.04 % 69,439 0.08 5 -0.2967 % 2,606.2
SplitShare 4.68 % 4.28 % 95,571 3.99 6 -0.1109 % 2,959.9
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.2967 % 2,383.1
Perpetual-Premium 5.53 % 5.65 % 126,548 14.32 33 -1.5845 % 2,235.2
Perpetual-Discount 5.58 % 5.63 % 248,893 14.44 5 -1.4397 % 2,339.3
FixedReset 5.00 % 3.56 % 249,572 4.02 83 -0.7276 % 2,456.0
Deemed-Retractible 5.16 % 5.21 % 175,226 7.04 44 -1.2349 % 2,333.2
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
GWO.PR.I Deemed-Retractible -6.66 % This has more to do with the laziness of the market maker than anything else – the low for the day was 21.86, the closing quote was 21.01-22.21, 2×5, and, of the 25 latest trades reported by the TMX commencing 12:30pm, there was only one at less than 22.00 (that trade, at 1:28pm, was for 200 shares at 21.99). Still, the loss would be significant even if there had been a competent market maker.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.01
Bid-YTW : 6.51 %
ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount -6.26 % Another case showing up the sleaziness of the close-mouthed market making cartel: the low for the day was 22.17, the closing quote was 21.56-25, 5×38 and, of the 25 latest trades reported by the TMX commencing 9:57am, only two were after 3:00pm. Still, the loss would be significant even if there had been a competent market maker.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 21.56
Evaluated at bid price : 21.56
Bid-YTW : 5.62 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset -4.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.64
Evaluated at bid price : 22.97
Bid-YTW : 3.37 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset -4.53 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.61
Evaluated at bid price : 24.01
Bid-YTW : 3.88 %
PWF.PR.L Perpetual-Premium -3.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.39
Evaluated at bid price : 22.80
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
CU.PR.D Perpetual-Premium -3.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.28
Evaluated at bid price : 23.60
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
PWF.PR.F Perpetual-Premium -3.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.54
Evaluated at bid price : 23.81
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
VNR.PR.A FixedReset -3.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.22
Evaluated at bid price : 25.02
Bid-YTW : 4.46 %
FTS.PR.J Perpetual-Premium -3.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.42
Evaluated at bid price : 22.75
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %
POW.PR.A Perpetual-Premium -2.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.87
Evaluated at bid price : 24.12
Bid-YTW : 5.81 %
PWF.PR.K Perpetual-Premium -2.93 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.06
Evaluated at bid price : 22.50
Bid-YTW : 5.57 %
CU.PR.E Perpetual-Premium -2.89 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.24
Evaluated at bid price : 23.55
Bid-YTW : 5.24 %
GWO.PR.G Deemed-Retractible -2.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.60
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Premium -2.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.68
Evaluated at bid price : 22.94
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset -2.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.27
Evaluated at bid price : 22.88
Bid-YTW : 4.08 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset -2.68 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.01
Bid-YTW : 3.90 %
CIU.PR.C FixedReset -2.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.84
Evaluated at bid price : 23.70
Bid-YTW : 3.33 %
PWF.PR.E Perpetual-Premium -2.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.25
Bid-YTW : 5.76 %
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater -2.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.14
Evaluated at bid price : 21.52
Bid-YTW : 3.74 %
MFC.PR.B Deemed-Retractible -2.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 6.21 %
PWF.PR.G Perpetual-Premium -2.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.49
Evaluated at bid price : 24.72
Bid-YTW : 6.07 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset -2.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.07
Evaluated at bid price : 24.44
Bid-YTW : 4.16 %
BNS.PR.K Deemed-Retractible -2.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.52
Bid-YTW : 5.21 %
ELF.PR.H Perpetual-Premium -2.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.20
Evaluated at bid price : 24.60
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
SLF.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -2.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.14
Bid-YTW : 6.38 %
HSE.PR.A FixedReset -2.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.73
Evaluated at bid price : 23.46
Bid-YTW : 3.81 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset -2.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.99
Bid-YTW : 3.82 %
GWO.PR.M Deemed-Retractible -2.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2019-03-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : 5.62 %
NA.PR.L Deemed-Retractible -2.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.40
Bid-YTW : 5.31 %
GWO.PR.L Deemed-Retractible -2.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.96
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %
GWO.PR.J FixedReset -1.98 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.70
Bid-YTW : 5.04 %
BAM.PR.K Floater -1.98 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 17.36
Evaluated at bid price : 17.36
Bid-YTW : 3.02 %
SLF.PR.E Deemed-Retractible -1.89 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.26
Bid-YTW : 6.37 %
POW.PR.B Perpetual-Premium -1.85 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.63
Evaluated at bid price : 23.90
Bid-YTW : 5.60 %
ENB.PR.T FixedReset -1.85 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.92
Evaluated at bid price : 24.47
Bid-YTW : 4.19 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Premium -1.82 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 21.31
Evaluated at bid price : 21.60
Bid-YTW : 5.24 %
IGM.PR.B Perpetual-Premium -1.81 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.40
Evaluated at bid price : 24.90
Bid-YTW : 6.01 %
SLF.PR.D Deemed-Retractible -1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.25
Bid-YTW : 6.32 %
MFC.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.30
Bid-YTW : 6.37 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset -1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.07
Evaluated at bid price : 24.78
Bid-YTW : 4.55 %
ENB.PR.F FixedReset -1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.01
Evaluated at bid price : 24.56
Bid-YTW : 4.19 %
ENB.PR.P FixedReset -1.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.93
Evaluated at bid price : 24.45
Bid-YTW : 4.20 %
POW.PR.G Perpetual-Premium -1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.20
Evaluated at bid price : 24.60
Bid-YTW : 5.69 %
PWF.PR.R Perpetual-Premium -1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.25
Evaluated at bid price : 24.65
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %
SLF.PR.A Deemed-Retractible -1.55 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.22
Bid-YTW : 6.13 %
GWO.PR.R Deemed-Retractible -1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.20
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
PWF.PR.S Perpetual-Premium -1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.08
Evaluated at bid price : 23.50
Bid-YTW : 5.16 %
ENB.PR.H FixedReset -1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.81
Evaluated at bid price : 24.10
Bid-YTW : 3.98 %
GWO.PR.H Deemed-Retractible -1.42 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.87
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
HSB.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -1.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.66
Bid-YTW : 5.32 %
CU.PR.G Perpetual-Premium -1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 21.67
Evaluated at bid price : 21.95
Bid-YTW : 5.18 %
BMO.PR.J Deemed-Retractible -1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 4.69 %
BNS.PR.L Deemed-Retractible -1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.81
Bid-YTW : 4.73 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset -1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.26
Evaluated at bid price : 25.20
Bid-YTW : 4.59 %
W.PR.J Perpetual-Premium -1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.27
Evaluated at bid price : 24.57
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset -1.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.09
Evaluated at bid price : 24.92
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
ENB.PR.D FixedReset -1.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.02
Evaluated at bid price : 24.53
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %
ENB.PR.N FixedReset -1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.07
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 4.24 %
BNS.PR.M Deemed-Retractible -1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.83
Bid-YTW : 4.72 %
BNS.PR.Y FixedReset -1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.90
Bid-YTW : 3.69 %
ENB.PR.B FixedReset -1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.15
Evaluated at bid price : 24.70
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %
GWO.PR.F Deemed-Retractible -1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.81
Bid-YTW : 6.02 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset -1.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.75
Bid-YTW : 3.74 %
ENB.PR.Y FixedReset -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.96
Evaluated at bid price : 24.60
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
IAG.PR.A Deemed-Retractible -1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.45
Bid-YTW : 5.34 %
RY.PR.F Deemed-Retractible -1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.76
Bid-YTW : 4.66 %
RY.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.90
Bid-YTW : 4.74 %
BNS.PR.P FixedReset -1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-04-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.99
Bid-YTW : 3.49 %
SLF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible -1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.35
Bid-YTW : 6.11 %
TD.PR.A FixedReset -1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.12
Bid-YTW : 3.86 %
FTS.PR.F Perpetual-Premium -1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.63
Evaluated at bid price : 22.85
Bid-YTW : 5.41 %
W.PR.H Perpetual-Premium -1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 24.29
Evaluated at bid price : 24.59
Bid-YTW : 5.69 %
BMO.PR.K Deemed-Retractible -1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-11-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.19
Bid-YTW : 5.17 %
TRI.PR.B Floater 2.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.04
Evaluated at bid price : 23.31
Bid-YTW : 2.22 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
RY.PR.P FixedReset 179,100 RBC bought 55,000 from TD at 25.70, then crossed blocks of 73,100 and 17,300 at the same price.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-02-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.61
Bid-YTW : 3.34 %
MFC.PR.K FixedReset 138,508 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.70
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
TD.PR.E FixedReset 98,689 RBC crossed blocks of 49,500 and 25,000, both at 26.00.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-04-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.91
Bid-YTW : 3.01 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount 65,000 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.19
Evaluated at bid price : 22.53
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
ENB.PR.Y FixedReset 61,530 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.96
Evaluated at bid price : 24.60
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset 37,485 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.09
Evaluated at bid price : 24.92
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
There were 78 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
GWO.PR.I Deemed-Retractible Quote: 21.01 – 22.21
Spot Rate : 1.2000
Average : 0.7146

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.01
Bid-YTW : 6.51 %

MFC.PR.F FixedReset Quote: 24.01 – 24.80
Spot Rate : 0.7900
Average : 0.4737

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.01
Bid-YTW : 3.90 %

CIU.PR.C FixedReset Quote: 23.70 – 24.43
Spot Rate : 0.7300
Average : 0.4715

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.84
Evaluated at bid price : 23.70
Bid-YTW : 3.33 %

POW.PR.A Perpetual-Premium Quote: 24.12 – 24.72
Spot Rate : 0.6000
Average : 0.3427

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.87
Evaluated at bid price : 24.12
Bid-YTW : 5.81 %

BAM.PR.G FixedFloater Quote: 21.52 – 22.25
Spot Rate : 0.7300
Average : 0.4792

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 22.14
Evaluated at bid price : 21.52
Bid-YTW : 3.74 %

VNR.PR.A FixedReset Quote: 25.02 – 25.67
Spot Rate : 0.6500
Average : 0.4002

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-06-24
Maturity Price : 23.22
Evaluated at bid price : 25.02
Bid-YTW : 4.46 %

June Revised Edition of PrefLetter Released!

Monday, June 24th, 2013

The June, 2013, revised edition of PrefLetter has been released and is now available for purchase as the “Previous edition”. Those who subscribe for a full year receive the “Previous edition” as a bonus.

The revised edition replaces the “Placeholder” issue that was published last week following a hard-drive failure. It includes the Placeholder as an addendum.

PrefLetter may now be purchased by all Canadian residents.

Until further notice, the “Previous Edition” will refer to the Revised June, 2013, issue, while the “Next Edition” will be the July, 2013, issue, scheduled to be prepared as of the close July 12 and eMailed to subscribers prior to market-opening on July 15.

PrefLetter is intended for long term investors seeking issues to buy-and-hold. At least one recommendation from each of the major preferred share sectors is included and discussed.

Note: My verbosity has grown by such leaps and bounds that it is no longer possible to deliver PrefLetter as an eMail attachment – it’s just too big for my software! Instead, I have sent passwords – click on the link in your eMail and your copy will download.

Note: The PrefLetter website has a Subscriber Download Feature. If you have not received your copy, try it!

Note: PrefLetter eMails sometimes runs afoul of spam filters. If you have not received your copy within fifteen minutes of a release notice such as this one, please double check your (company’s) spam filtering policy and your spam repository – there are some hints in the post Sympatico Spam Filters out of Control. If it’s not there, contact me and I’ll get you your copy … somehow!

Note: There have been scattered complaints regarding inability to open PrefLetter in Acrobat Reader, despite my practice of including myself on the subscription list and immediately checking the copy received. I have had the occasional difficulty reading US Government documents, which I was able to resolve by downloading and installing the latest version of Adobe Reader. Also, note that so far, all complaints have been from users of Yahoo Mail. Try saving it to disk first, before attempting to open it.

Note: There have been other scattered complaints that double-clicking on the links in the “PrefLetter Download” email results in a message that the password has already been used. I have been able to reproduce this problem in my own eMail software … the problem is double-clicking. What happens is the first click opens the link and the second click finds that the password has already been used and refuses to work properly. So the moral of the story is: Don’t be a dick! Single Click!

Westcoast Energy on CreditWatch Negative by S&P

Monday, June 24th, 2013

Standard & Poor’s has announced:

  • We are placing our ratings on Westcoast Energy Inc. on CreditWatch with negative implications.
  • The CreditWatch placement reflects that on parent Spectra Energy Corp.
  • The CreditWatch listing on Spectra reflects our expectation that we could lower the ratings following the sale of its U.S. gas transmission and storage asset to Spectra Energy Partners L.P. by the end of 2013.
  • We will resolve the CreditWatch placement on Westcoast when we resolve the placement on Spectra.


We have equalized our ratings on Westcoast with those on parent Spectra. We link the parent and operating company’s credit profiles based on our methodology for holding company structures. Accordingly, any rating action on Spectra would likely flow through to our ratings on Westcoast. In our view, there are no adequately robust regulatory or legal provisions that would constrain Spectra’s ability to extract economic value from Westcoast. However, we believe that Westcoast’s wholly owned subsidiary, Union Gas Ltd. (BBB+/Watch Neg/A-2), possesses some regulatory provisions that diminish the parent’s economic recourse to it. Union Gas makes up approximately 43% of the company’s consolidated debt. We have equalized Westcoast’s management and governance score with Spectra.

The action on UNG was previously reported on PrefBlog.

Westcoast is the proud issuer of two series of preferred shares, W.PR.H and W.PR.J, both Straight Perpetuals.