March 24, 2009

Bernanke & Geithner continued their campaign to have the Fed become the regulator of everything:

The top two U.S. economic leaders called for new powers to take over and wind down failing financial companies after the government’s troubled rescue of American International Group Inc.

“As we have seen with AIG, distress at large, interconnected, non-depository financial institutions can pose systemic risks just as distress at banks can,” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in testimony to a House Financial Services Committee hearing today in Washington. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said “AIG highlights the urgent need for new resolution procedures.”

I can’t support it. The only reason AIG posed a risk to the banking system was because the banks were insufficiently regulated … by the Fed. Why were the banks allowed to pair off their long/short CDS positions to such an extent? This would only be appropriate in the case in which AIG had posted a lot of collateral … and they didn’t post any collateral. Had the banks & brokerages been required to put up capital against this lack of collateralization, it wouldn’t have been a problem.

PerpetualDiscounts advanced and FixedResets declined, the latter on heavy volume as it appears that the RY new issue announcement caused a certain amount of portfolio rejigging.

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 1.1433 % 853.4
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 1.1433 % 1,380.1
Floater 4.64 % 5.62 % 59,547 14.49 3 1.1433 % 1,066.1
OpRet 5.24 % 4.91 % 129,977 3.88 15 0.2179 % 2,064.4
SplitShare 6.79 % 9.81 % 51,656 4.78 6 0.3089 % 1,636.7
Interest-Bearing 6.07 % 9.27 % 35,953 0.73 1 -0.9027 % 1,933.6
Perpetual-Premium 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1216 % 1,508.5
Perpetual-Discount 7.17 % 7.28 % 154,645 12.17 71 0.1216 % 1,389.3
FixedReset 6.13 % 5.78 % 655,501 13.77 31 -0.2992 % 1,808.4
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
PWF.PR.H Perpetual-Discount -3.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 17.26
Evaluated at bid price : 17.26
Bid-YTW : 8.53 %
CM.PR.K FixedReset -2.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 21.98
Evaluated at bid price : 22.02
Bid-YTW : 4.89 %
RY.PR.P FixedReset -2.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.17
Evaluated at bid price : 25.22
Bid-YTW : 5.99 %
RY.PR.F Perpetual-Discount -2.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 16.51
Evaluated at bid price : 16.51
Bid-YTW : 6.84 %
RY.PR.R FixedReset -2.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.23
Evaluated at bid price : 25.28
Bid-YTW : 6.17 %
BNS.PR.L Perpetual-Discount -1.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 16.90
Evaluated at bid price : 16.90
Bid-YTW : 6.79 %
RY.PR.N FixedReset -1.75 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.25
Evaluated at bid price : 25.30
Bid-YTW : 5.50 %
RY.PR.G Perpetual-Discount -1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 16.77
Evaluated at bid price : 16.77
Bid-YTW : 6.81 %
BAM.PR.K Floater -1.57 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 7.50
Evaluated at bid price : 7.50
Bid-YTW : 5.85 %
SLF.PR.B Perpetual-Discount -1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 15.16
Evaluated at bid price : 15.16
Bid-YTW : 7.98 %
BNS.PR.N Perpetual-Discount -1.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 19.58
Evaluated at bid price : 19.58
Bid-YTW : 6.84 %
RY.PR.W Perpetual-Discount -1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 18.51
Evaluated at bid price : 18.51
Bid-YTW : 6.72 %
RY.PR.T FixedReset -1.22 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 23.15
Evaluated at bid price : 25.05
Bid-YTW : 5.78 %
TD.PR.G FixedReset -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.40
Evaluated at bid price : 25.45
Bid-YTW : 6.05 %
CM.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 19.80
Evaluated at bid price : 19.80
Bid-YTW : 7.42 %
NA.PR.L Perpetual-Discount 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 17.57
Evaluated at bid price : 17.57
Bid-YTW : 7.02 %
BAM.PR.H OpRet 1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2012-03-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.25
Bid-YTW : 8.44 %
BNS.PR.P FixedReset 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 22.81
Evaluated at bid price : 22.91
Bid-YTW : 4.34 %
CU.PR.A Perpetual-Discount 1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 21.35
Evaluated at bid price : 21.35
Bid-YTW : 6.88 %
BAM.PR.O OpRet 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Option Certainty
Maturity Date : 2013-06-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.80
Bid-YTW : 8.68 %
CU.PR.B Perpetual-Discount 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 21.94
Evaluated at bid price : 22.28
Bid-YTW : 6.81 %
NA.PR.K Perpetual-Discount 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 20.91
Evaluated at bid price : 20.91
Bid-YTW : 7.12 %
RY.PR.H Perpetual-Discount 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 21.40
Evaluated at bid price : 21.40
Bid-YTW : 6.70 %
PWF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount 1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 19.31
Evaluated at bid price : 19.31
Bid-YTW : 7.81 %
BNS.PR.J Perpetual-Discount 1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 19.70
Evaluated at bid price : 19.70
Bid-YTW : 6.80 %
LFE.PR.A SplitShare 1.47 % Asset coverage of 1.1-:1 as of March 13 according to the company.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2012-12-01
Maturity Price : 10.00
Evaluated at bid price : 7.61
Bid-YTW : 13.97 %
TD.PR.A FixedReset 1.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 22.71
Evaluated at bid price : 22.75
Bid-YTW : 4.36 %
GWO.PR.E OpRet 1.65 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2014-03-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.70
Bid-YTW : 4.98 %
ELF.PR.G Perpetual-Discount 1.89 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 13.45
Evaluated at bid price : 13.45
Bid-YTW : 9.09 %
POW.PR.A Perpetual-Discount 1.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 18.60
Evaluated at bid price : 18.60
Bid-YTW : 7.56 %
MFC.PR.A OpRet 1.93 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2015-12-18
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 4.27 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount 2.65 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 13.16
Evaluated at bid price : 13.16
Bid-YTW : 9.11 %
PWF.PR.E Perpetual-Discount 2.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 17.99
Evaluated at bid price : 17.99
Bid-YTW : 7.81 %
SLF.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 3.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 14.75
Evaluated at bid price : 14.75
Bid-YTW : 7.60 %
PWF.PR.A Floater 3.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 13.00
Evaluated at bid price : 13.00
Bid-YTW : 3.39 %
CIU.PR.A Perpetual-Discount 3.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 17.56
Evaluated at bid price : 17.56
Bid-YTW : 6.63 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
RY.PR.T FixedReset 221,841 Recent new issue.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 23.15
Evaluated at bid price : 25.05
Bid-YTW : 5.78 %
RY.PR.R FixedReset 165,755 RBC bought 15,000 from HSBC at 25.20.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.23
Evaluated at bid price : 25.28
Bid-YTW : 6.17 %
TD.PR.I FixedReset 122,790 Recent new issue
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.06
Evaluated at bid price : 25.11
Bid-YTW : 5.94 %
TD.PR.G FixedReset 112,885 TD bought 10,000 from National at 25.50.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.40
Evaluated at bid price : 25.45
Bid-YTW : 6.05 %
CM.PR.L FixedReset 97,113 National bought 19,000 from TD at 25.20.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.20
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : 6.23 %
RY.PR.P FixedReset 78,065 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2039-03-24
Maturity Price : 25.17
Evaluated at bid price : 25.22
Bid-YTW : 5.99 %
There were 42 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.

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