DBRS has announced that it:
has today taken a range of rating actions on ten structured preferred shares.
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Equity performance has been positive over the past year, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index rising by 7.0% from July 31, 2012, to July 31, 2013. All ten Issuers experienced stable or increasing net asset values (NAVs) over that same period, with those exposed primarily to Canadian financial institutions outperforming more diversified funds. Notwithstanding the positive performance over the past year, the ratings assigned to the many of the Preferred Shares continue to be constrained by distributions paid to holders of the Capital Shares, which depress NAVs and downside protection levels. Other key rating factors include the downside protection volatility in recent months, the credit quality and diversification of each Portfolio and the expected maturity date of the Preferred Shares of each Issuer. One Preferred Share was upgraded, primarily based on the level and stability of the downside protection over the past year.
| DBRS Review Announced 2012-9-7 | |||||
| Ticker | Old Rating |
Asset Coverage |
Last PrefBlog Post |
HIMIPref™ Index |
New Rating |
| CBU.PR.A | Pfd-2 | 3.1-:1 2013-9-5 |
2012 Confirmation | Not Tracked | Pfd-2(high) |
| NEW.PR.C | Pfd-2(high) | 3.6-:1 2013-9-5 |
2012 Upgrade | Scraps | Pfd-2(high) |
| BSC.PR.B | Pfd-2(low) | 2.8+:1 2013-9-5 |
Partial Redemption | Scraps | Pfd-2(low) |
| SBC.PR.A | Pfd-3(high) | 2.2-:1 2013-9-5 |
Treasury Offering | Scraps | Pfd-3(high) |
| BK.PR.A | Pfd-3 | 2.1-:1 2013-8-30 |
Warrant expiry | Scraps | Pfd-3 |
| DFN.PR.A | Pfd-3 | 1.9+:1 2013-8-30 |
13H1 Financials | Scraps | Pfd-3 |
| SBN.PR.A | Pfd-3 | 1.8+:1 2013-9-5 |
2012 Confirmation | Scraps | Pfd-3 |
| DF.PR.A | Pfd-3(low) | 1.6-:1 2013-8-30 |
Annual Report 2012 |
Scraps | Pfd-3(low) |
| FCS.PR.B | Pfd-3(low) | 1.4-:1 2012-12-31 |
2013 Retraction Results | Scraps | Pfd-3(low) |
| LBS.PR.A | Pfd-3(low) | 1.8+:1 2013-9-5 |
Term Extension | Scraps | Pfd-3(low) |
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