October 16, 2019

The Federal Reserve has announced the appointment of its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee:

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the inaugural 21 members of the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC). The IPAC provides information, advice, and recommendations to the Federal Reserve Board on domestic and international insurance issues, including negotiations at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).

The inaugural IPAC members include expertise in life insurance, property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance. Members have professional backgrounds in insurance accounting, actuarial science, academia, insurance regulation, policyholder advocacy, capital markets, and other areas.

The inaugural IPAC members will serve staggered terms ranging from one to three years. Starting next year, the Board intends to annually appoint new members to the IPAC to serve three-year terms.

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.40%, equivalent to 7.02% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield 3.42%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) has narrowed precipitously to 360bp from the 380bp reported October 9.

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 1.0242 % 1,891.2
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 1.0242 % 3,470.2
Floater 6.37 % 6.54 % 46,184 13.13 4 1.0242 % 1,999.9
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1068 % 3,389.4
SplitShare 4.65 % 4.57 % 52,075 3.95 7 -0.1068 % 4,047.7
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1068 % 3,158.2
Perpetual-Premium 5.49 % -23.10 % 57,701 0.09 8 0.0343 % 3,025.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.39 % 5.40 % 69,435 14.70 25 0.1985 % 3,210.3
FixedReset Disc 5.67 % 5.73 % 167,059 14.33 66 -0.0539 % 2,073.1
Deemed-Retractible 5.21 % 5.73 % 65,987 7.85 27 0.0189 % 3,161.9
FloatingReset 6.37 % 6.85 % 80,996 12.73 2 -0.4578 % 2,384.9
FixedReset Prem 5.14 % 4.04 % 161,030 1.69 20 0.0471 % 2,598.8
FixedReset Bank Non 1.97 % 4.44 % 81,768 2.22 3 -0.1801 % 2,674.0
FixedReset Ins Non 5.47 % 8.16 % 115,530 7.77 21 0.0601 % 2,111.5
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc -2.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 10.71
Evaluated at bid price : 10.71
Bid-YTW : 7.47 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 11.53
Evaluated at bid price : 11.53
Bid-YTW : 6.56 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc -1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 17.83
Evaluated at bid price : 17.83
Bid-YTW : 6.03 %
TD.PF.L FixedReset Disc -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 22.75
Evaluated at bid price : 23.86
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %
BIP.PR.F FixedReset Disc -1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 21.67
Evaluated at bid price : 22.00
Bid-YTW : 5.84 %
NA.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 17.08
Evaluated at bid price : 17.08
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %
BAM.PF.C Perpetual-Discount 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 21.39
Evaluated at bid price : 21.39
Bid-YTW : 5.73 %
RY.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 19.96
Evaluated at bid price : 19.96
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 16.10
Evaluated at bid price : 16.10
Bid-YTW : 7.32 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 10.66
Evaluated at bid price : 10.66
Bid-YTW : 6.56 %
BAM.PR.C Floater 1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 10.68
Evaluated at bid price : 10.68
Bid-YTW : 6.54 %
IAF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 1.91 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 19.75
Bid-YTW : 7.55 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
SLF.PR.E Deemed-Retractible 142,400 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 20.99
Bid-YTW : 6.75 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc 80,600 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 16.71
Evaluated at bid price : 16.71
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 72,500 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 11.53
Evaluated at bid price : 11.53
Bid-YTW : 6.56 %
BMO.PR.F FixedReset Disc 64,804 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 22.97
Evaluated at bid price : 24.40
Bid-YTW : 5.18 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 60,901 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 13.24
Evaluated at bid price : 13.24
Bid-YTW : 6.58 %
IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non 59,400 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 17.68
Bid-YTW : 8.35 %
There were 35 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 24.25 – 24.66
Spot Rate : 0.4100
Average : 0.2794

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2030-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.25
Bid-YTW : 5.69 %

HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 10.71 – 11.00
Spot Rate : 0.2900
Average : 0.1893

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 10.71
Evaluated at bid price : 10.71
Bid-YTW : 7.47 %

BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.55 – 17.79
Spot Rate : 0.2400
Average : 0.1534

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 17.55
Evaluated at bid price : 17.55
Bid-YTW : 6.16 %

BIP.PR.E FixedReset Disc Quote: 22.15 – 22.50
Spot Rate : 0.3500
Average : 0.2681

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 21.83
Evaluated at bid price : 22.15
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %

HSE.PR.G FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.15 – 17.40
Spot Rate : 0.2500
Average : 0.1726

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 17.15
Evaluated at bid price : 17.15
Bid-YTW : 7.43 %

BIP.PR.F FixedReset Disc Quote: 22.00 – 22.30
Spot Rate : 0.3000
Average : 0.2247

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2049-10-16
Maturity Price : 21.67
Evaluated at bid price : 22.00
Bid-YTW : 5.84 %

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