May 16, 2012

There are fears the Greek bank run is accellerating:

Greek President Karolos Papoulias was told by the nation’s central bank chief that financial institutions are worried about their survival as Greeks pull out euros amid a deepening political crisis.

Central bank head George Provopoulos told Papoulias that Greeks have withdrawn as much as 700 million euros ($891 million) and the situation could worsen, according to the transcript of the president’s meeting with party leaders on May 14 that was published yesterday.

Banks in downtown in Athens were open as normal today with no signs of unusual activity. Deposits by businesses and households held in Greek banks stood at 165.4 billion euros in March, according to the last available data from the Bank of Greece. (TELL) In 2011, deposits declined 35.4 billion euros, or 17 percent.

The report of the Office of the Independent Police Review Director regarding police conduct during the G-20 has been released. In a nutshell (nut’s hell?) the police acted like maniacs. Unfortunately, Blair and his thugs still have jobs.

It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualPremiums gaining 4bp, FixedResets losing 6bp and DeemedRetractibles down 2bp. Volatility was minor. Volume was well 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 -0.7535 % 2,475.4
FixedFloater 4.39 % 3.75 % 30,604 17.81 1 0.6977 % 3,592.7
Floater 2.92 % 2.94 % 54,323 19.85 3 -0.7535 % 2,672.8
OpRet 4.78 % 2.49 % 54,983 1.09 5 0.1001 % 2,512.4
SplitShare 5.22 % -2.62 % 58,016 0.58 4 -0.4758 % 2,705.4
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1001 % 2,297.3
Perpetual-Premium 5.45 % 2.47 % 72,527 0.13 25 0.0438 % 2,230.0
Perpetual-Discount 5.08 % 5.04 % 86,336 15.25 8 -0.2775 % 2,440.4
FixedReset 5.05 % 2.98 % 174,804 2.08 68 -0.0605 % 2,399.8
Deemed-Retractible 4.95 % 3.26 % 177,020 1.00 45 -0.0235 % 2,329.5
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
FBS.PR.C SplitShare -1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2012-12-15
Maturity Price : 10.00
Evaluated at bid price : 10.72
Bid-YTW : -5.93 %
BAM.PR.K Floater -1.42 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2042-05-16
Maturity Price : 18.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 2.94 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset -1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2016-12-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 4.32 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
RY.PR.X FixedReset 102,000 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-08-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.81
Bid-YTW : 2.90 %
ENB.PR.D FixedReset 98,349 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-03-01
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.38
Bid-YTW : 3.69 %
TD.PR.K FixedReset 95,400 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.90
Bid-YTW : 2.83 %
BAM.PR.B Floater 89,778 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2042-05-16
Maturity Price : 18.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 2.94 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset 83,997 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.04
Bid-YTW : 3.18 %
BMO.PR.J Deemed-Retractible 65,040 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2012-06-15
Maturity Price : 26.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.20
Bid-YTW : -6.21 %
There were 41 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
BAM.PR.B Floater Quote: 18.00 – 18.35
Spot Rate : 0.3500
Average : 0.2546

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2042-05-16
Maturity Price : 18.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 2.94 %

BAM.PR.K Floater Quote: 18.00 – 18.35
Spot Rate : 0.3500
Average : 0.2548

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2042-05-16
Maturity Price : 18.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 2.94 %

BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Quote: 25.90 – 26.18
Spot Rate : 0.2800
Average : 0.1923

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.90
Bid-YTW : 4.22 %

BNA.PR.D SplitShare Quote: 26.55 – 26.75
Spot Rate : 0.2000
Average : 0.1366

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2012-06-15
Maturity Price : 26.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.55
Bid-YTW : -2.62 %

CU.PR.A Perpetual-Premium Quote: 25.52 – 25.70
Spot Rate : 0.1800
Average : 0.1166

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2012-06-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.52
Bid-YTW : -21.16 %

ELF.PR.F Perpetual-Discount Quote: 24.66 – 24.96
Spot Rate : 0.3000
Average : 0.2438

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2042-05-16
Maturity Price : 24.35
Evaluated at bid price : 24.66
Bid-YTW : 5.42 %

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