April 3, 2020

Wow, no illustrations today! I can remember the halcyon days of my youth when that was normal!

The US jobs number recorded a big whoopsy today:

The longest stretch of job creation in American history came to a halt last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, another reflection of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought the economy to a virtual standstill.

Compared with the astounding numbers of people recently applying for unemployment benefits — nearly 10 million in the previous two weeks — the figure announced Friday was less striking: a loss of 701,000 jobs. But the data was mostly collected in the first half of the month, before stay-at-home orders began to cover much of the nation. With that, what had been a drip-drip-drip of job losses turned into a deluge.

The decline in employment last month represents the biggest monthly drop since the depths of the Great Recession in 2008-9. It was paced by a net loss of 459,000 jobs in the leisure and hospitality sector.

The Saudis are attempting to expand the oil cartel:

Saudi Arabia is calling on Canada and other countries to participate in oil-output cuts to help halt the slide in global crude prices that is taking a heavy toll on energy-producing economies already struggling with the COVID-19 crisis.

The official Saudi Press Agency reported that the kingdom urged members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other countries to seek an agreement to “restore equilibrium” in the oil market. Crude prices shot up 25 per cent on Thursday in response to that and to a comment from U.S. President Donald Trump that Saudi Arabia and Russia could be near a deal to end a price war that has flooded markets around the world.

A source within OPEC+, which comprises the cartel’s membership plus Russia, Mexico and other allied producers, said non-affiliated countries such as Canada and Brazil would need to join in any co-ordinated output cuts.

In the Credit Crunch, there were reports of mortgage servicers being reluctant to give anyone any kind of break on their mortgage, because they were at the end of a long ownership chain, contractually obliged to be tough on deadbeats unless they received instructions from somebody who needed to get instructions … it appears that the US has learned something from that:

The federal financial institution regulatory agencies and the state financial regulators issued a joint policy statement providing needed regulatory flexibility to enable mortgage servicers to work with struggling consumers affected by the Coronavirus Disease (referred to as COVID-19) emergency. The actions announced today by the agencies inform servicers of the agencies’ flexible supervisory and enforcement approach during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding certain communications to consumers required by the mortgage servicing rules. The policy statement and guidance issued today will facilitate mortgage servicers’ ability to place consumers in short-term payment forbearance programs such as the one established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

Under the CARES Act, borrowers in a federally backed mortgage loan experiencing a financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic, may request forbearance by making a request to their mortgage servicer and affirming that they are experiencing a financial hardship during the COVID–19 pandemic. In response, servicers must provide a CARES Act forbearance, that allows borrowers to defer their mortgage payments for up to 180-days and possibly longer.

The policy statement clarifies that the agencies do not intend to take supervisory or enforcement action against mortgage servicers for delays in sending certain early intervention and loss mitigation notices and taking certain actions relating to loss mitigation set out in the mortgage servicing rules, provided that servicers are making good faith efforts to provide these notices and take these actions within a reasonable time.

Cirque de Soliel has been declared in default by S&P:

  • We believe Montreal-based theatrical and live entertainment company Cirque Du Soleil Group did not make principal and interest payments due March 31 on its first-lien credit facility, and did not make the interest payment due March 31 on its second-lien credit facility, which constitutes a default under our criteria.
  • S&P Global Ratings is therefore lowering the issuer credit rating on the company to ‘D’ from ‘CCC-‘.
  • At the same time, we are lowering the issue-level rating on the first-lien debt to ‘D’ from ‘CCC’ to reflect the payment default. We are also lowering the rating on the second-lien debt to ‘D’ from ‘C’ to reflect the payment default.

But the show must go on:

Revenue at Cirque has plummeted to zero as all its 44 shows crashed to a sudden halt. Some 4,700 employees have been laid off. Cash is tight and about US$1-billion of debt sits on the balance sheet.

Still, Cirque’s existence is not in jeopardy, he says. He sees the firm as a global icon with nearly-unmatched ability to draw paying customers, a cultural cornerstone in Quebec that the province’s institutional power brokers will not abandon. Besides, he says, it’s profitable in normal times even if it faces a massive liquidity crunch now.

“We are one of the most amazing brands in the world,” Mr. Lamarre says. “No investor with a straight mind will let it go.”

Negotiations are now under way between shareholders, notably Texas-based private equity firm TPG Capital and pension fund giant Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, on a financial restructuring that will satisfy creditors and find a way out. The Quebec government is involved through its investment arm. A bankruptcy protection filing remains a possibility, Mr. Lamarre says. But the firm is also hoping it can soon reopen shows in carefully chosen markets as the pandemic wanes and get revenue flowing again.

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 -0.9220 % 1,349.2
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.9220 % 2,475.7
Floater 5.70 % 5.68 % 44,452 14.41 4 -0.9220 % 1,426.8
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.9630 % 3,092.2
SplitShare 5.37 % 7.79 % 84,264 3.94 7 -0.9630 % 3,692.8
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.9630 % 2,881.3
Perpetual-Premium 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.7409 % 2,566.5
Perpetual-Discount 6.49 % 6.79 % 93,838 12.81 35 0.7409 % 2,752.9
FixedReset Disc 7.24 % 6.29 % 200,939 13.10 83 0.2835 % 1,559.4
Deemed-Retractible 6.26 % 6.84 % 101,438 12.62 27 0.2011 % 2,699.1
FloatingReset 3.24 % 1.00 % 32,339 0.14 4 -0.1004 % 1,648.7
FixedReset Prem 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2835 % 2,156.7
FixedReset Bank Non 2.00 % 5.35 % 118,731 1.77 3 -0.4062 % 2,655.7
FixedReset Ins Non 7.70 % 6.61 % 113,491 12.57 22 -0.5169 % 1,529.8
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Maturity Price : 12.25
Evaluated at bid price : 12.25
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RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc -7.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 11.98
Evaluated at bid price : 11.98
Bid-YTW : 6.80 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc -7.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 8.31
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W.PR.M FixedReset Disc -7.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.57
Evaluated at bid price : 18.57
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SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non -5.21 % YTW SCENARIO
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Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 12.56
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HSE.PR.A FixedReset Disc -4.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 5.45
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GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -3.98 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 8.20
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NA.PR.C FixedReset Disc -3.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 14.56
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BAM.PR.K Floater -3.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 7.25
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SLF.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non -2.97 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 10.77
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MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -2.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 12.89
Evaluated at bid price : 12.89
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BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc -2.63 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 11.85
Evaluated at bid price : 11.85
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MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non -2.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 16.10
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BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc -2.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 12.93
Evaluated at bid price : 12.93
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BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc -2.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 10.50
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EIT.PR.B SplitShare -2.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-03-14
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Evaluated at bid price : 22.25
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TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc -2.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 13.80
Evaluated at bid price : 13.80
Bid-YTW : 6.23 %
W.PR.K FixedReset Disc -2.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 19.30
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PVS.PR.F SplitShare -1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 22.02
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EIT.PR.A SplitShare -1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
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Evaluated at bid price : 22.60
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BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc -1.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 12.81
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BMO.PR.F FixedReset Disc -1.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 17.50
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MFC.PR.B Deemed-Retractible -1.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 17.66
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MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non -1.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 12.22
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GWO.PR.H Deemed-Retractible -1.42 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 6.80 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 10.80
Evaluated at bid price : 10.80
Bid-YTW : 6.49 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Discount -1.35 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 6.25 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc -1.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 14.02
Evaluated at bid price : 14.02
Bid-YTW : 6.29 %
BMO.PR.D FixedReset Disc -1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 15.21
Evaluated at bid price : 15.21
Bid-YTW : 6.42 %
IAF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 12.60
Evaluated at bid price : 12.60
Bid-YTW : 6.95 %
MFC.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 16.58
Evaluated at bid price : 16.58
Bid-YTW : 6.86 %
PVS.PR.E SplitShare -1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-10-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.25
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CCS.PR.C Deemed-Retractible -1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.80
Evaluated at bid price : 18.80
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BIP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 19.95
Evaluated at bid price : 19.95
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SLF.PR.A Deemed-Retractible 1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.26
Evaluated at bid price : 18.26
Bid-YTW : 6.56 %
PWF.PR.S Perpetual-Discount 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.06
Evaluated at bid price : 18.06
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CIU.PR.A Perpetual-Discount 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.00
Bid-YTW : 6.48 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 13.25
Evaluated at bid price : 13.25
Bid-YTW : 6.64 %
PWF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount 1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
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GWO.PR.F Deemed-Retractible 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.75
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BIP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 19.02
Evaluated at bid price : 19.02
Bid-YTW : 7.10 %
BIP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 17.00
Evaluated at bid price : 17.00
Bid-YTW : 7.42 %
HSE.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 10.15
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TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc 1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 15.20
Evaluated at bid price : 15.20
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BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount 1.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 17.58
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BAM.PF.C Perpetual-Discount 1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 18.02
Evaluated at bid price : 18.02
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BMO.PR.W FixedReset Disc 1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 13.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.00
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BMO.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 16.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.00
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BAM.PF.J FixedReset Disc 1.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 19.75
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
Maturity Price : 19.65
Evaluated at bid price : 19.65
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CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.35 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 13.50
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 17.63
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 13.18
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 17.75
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.10
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 12.50
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 17.35
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-04-03
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Evaluated at bid price : 22.20
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 15.76
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.40
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Evaluated at bid price : 18.60
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MFC.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
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Evaluated at bid price : 13.60
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Evaluated at bid price : 9.66
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Evaluated at bid price : 8.22
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.20
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 20.66
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 15.35
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Evaluated at bid price : 19.43
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Evaluated at bid price : 20.87
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.50
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 19.51
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 17.20
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Evaluated at bid price : 12.86
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.00
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Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
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Evaluated at bid price : 21.54
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5 Responses to “April 3, 2020”

  1. skeptical says:

    More OSFI stuff. Key objectives:

    As Canada’s prudential financial regulator and supervisor of banks and most of its insurance companies, OSFI’s role is to ensure these institutions can navigate through a variety of severe yet plausible scenarios and disruptions. OSFI works to ensure that banks are still able to make loans and deposits available to Canadians; that insurance companies can pay policyholders; and that pension plans can continue to make payments to retirees.

    https://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/Eng/osfi-bsif/med/Pages/2020-04-03.aspx

    Interestingly, keeping dividends flowing isn’t their policy objective.

    More here:

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-chief-banking-regulator-ready-to-further-ease-capital/

  2. skeptical says:

    From the Globe article:

    “The Canadian banks’ capital position remains quite strong,” wrote Barclays analyst John Aiken in a note on Wednesday. “Should the situation become dire, we believe that the banks would consider raising capital before cutting the dividend, similar to what occurred with the group in 2008.”

  3. baffled says:

    for what its worth .. td water house in a report on the banks says ..”We believe that the
    banks would sooner raise common equity than cut dividends.”

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