December 23, 2013

Bloomberg has an article detailing the importance of going to the right school.

The Globe & Mail today features some of the more unusual investment advice I’ve seen recently:

While the couple pay a low-cost annual fee for management of their investments, [Raymond James advisor] Ms. [Patti] Dolan says they are not reaping any benefit from this arrangement. “From my review of the statements it appears the accounts are being charged a 1-per-cent management fee – for what?” she asks. “The concept of paying a percentage of assets is to lower commission costs.” Their account shows little activity in recent months, and it’s clear that most of the past activity has only served to hurt their financial position. “If you are paying a fee, no matter if you are making or losing money, there should be activity in the account to justify the money the adviser is receiving.”

Um … no. You pay asset-based fees in order to disengage trading activity from portfolio management. Sometimes the smartest thing to do is nothing. Secondarily, in a AUM-based fee situation, the advisor’s financial interest is somewhat better aligned with that of the client’s.

Utility Split Trust, proud issuer of UST.PR.B, was confirmed at Pfd-2(low) by DBRS.

It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts gaining 4bp, FixedResets up 11bp and DeemedRetractibles off 1bp. The Performance Highlights table was lengthier than might be expected, but with no clear pattern. 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 0.2274 % 2,510.2
FixedFloater 4.63 % 3.93 % 38,337 17.52 1 -1.2042 % 3,623.8
Floater 2.98 % 2.97 % 59,412 19.79 3 0.2274 % 2,710.3
OpRet 4.64 % 2.06 % 88,225 0.43 3 -0.0387 % 2,660.2
SplitShare 4.87 % 4.71 % 79,080 4.48 5 0.2501 % 3,005.5
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0387 % 2,432.4
Perpetual-Premium 5.63 % 5.43 % 138,412 4.28 13 0.0984 % 2,307.4
Perpetual-Discount 5.71 % 5.70 % 188,618 14.37 25 0.0435 % 2,311.8
FixedReset 5.00 % 3.53 % 239,102 3.47 84 0.1108 % 2,466.8
Deemed-Retractible 5.16 % 4.26 % 206,700 1.36 42 -0.0108 % 2,388.4
FloatingReset 2.61 % 2.38 % 289,274 4.38 5 -0.1028 % 2,462.4
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Discount -1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 21.86
Evaluated at bid price : 22.17
Bid-YTW : 5.64 %
BAM.PR.G FixedFloater -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 21.37
Evaluated at bid price : 20.51
Bid-YTW : 3.93 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount -1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 18.57
Evaluated at bid price : 18.57
Bid-YTW : 6.44 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset -1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 21.29
Evaluated at bid price : 21.29
Bid-YTW : 4.18 %
GWO.PR.H Deemed-Retractible -1.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.73
Bid-YTW : 6.55 %
CM.PR.E Perpetual-Premium 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-01-22
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.22
Bid-YTW : -11.80 %
W.PR.H Perpetual-Discount 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 24.25
Evaluated at bid price : 24.55
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 22.95
Evaluated at bid price : 23.50
Bid-YTW : 4.04 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 19.45
Evaluated at bid price : 19.45
Bid-YTW : 6.34 %
MFC.PR.K FixedReset 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-09-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.74
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
BNS.PR.Y FixedReset 1.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.82
Bid-YTW : 3.82 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount 59,670 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 19.45
Evaluated at bid price : 19.45
Bid-YTW : 6.34 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset 59,371 Nesbitt crossed 25,000 at 20.30.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 20.30
Evaluated at bid price : 20.30
Bid-YTW : 3.96 %
BAM.PF.C Perpetual-Discount 53,295 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 19.14
Evaluated at bid price : 19.14
Bid-YTW : 6.38 %
TD.PR.T FloatingReset 44,069 Nesbitt crossed 35,000 at 25.17.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.09
Bid-YTW : 2.38 %
PWF.PR.S Perpetual-Discount 42,496 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 21.30
Evaluated at bid price : 21.60
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount 38,455 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 18.57
Evaluated at bid price : 18.57
Bid-YTW : 6.44 %
There were 43 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Quote: 21.29 – 21.82
Spot Rate : 0.5300
Average : 0.3734

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 21.29
Evaluated at bid price : 21.29
Bid-YTW : 4.18 %

ENB.PR.T FixedReset Quote: 23.33 – 23.57
Spot Rate : 0.2400
Average : 0.1516

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 22.43
Evaluated at bid price : 23.33
Bid-YTW : 4.54 %

GCS.PR.A SplitShare Quote: 25.02 – 25.28
Spot Rate : 0.2600
Average : 0.1765

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2019-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.02
Bid-YTW : 4.16 %

PWF.PR.P FixedReset Quote: 22.75 – 23.09
Spot Rate : 0.3400
Average : 0.2612

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 22.45
Evaluated at bid price : 22.75
Bid-YTW : 3.94 %

FTS.PR.F Perpetual-Discount Quote: 22.10 – 22.50
Spot Rate : 0.4000
Average : 0.3239

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 22.10
Evaluated at bid price : 22.10
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %

BAM.PR.G FixedFloater Quote: 20.51 – 20.87
Spot Rate : 0.3600
Average : 0.2859

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2043-12-23
Maturity Price : 21.37
Evaluated at bid price : 20.51
Bid-YTW : 3.93 %

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