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June 22, 2017

HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …

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June 21, 2017

Change and confusion all ’round! Last Friday, Quebec was upgraded. Today Saskatchewan is downgraded: •Weaker commodity prices and elevated capital spending are negatively affecting the Province of Saskatchewan’s budgetary performance and debt burden. •As a …

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June 20, 2017

HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …

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June 19, 2017

HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …

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June 16, 2017

It was quite a day today … I saw a flying pig, a cat with horns, and S&P upgrading Quebec: •We expect the Province of Quebec to extend its record of prudent fiscal policies, with …

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June 15, 2017

What a difference a week makes! Investors and economists are recalibrating rate forecasts after the central bank’s surprise talk of tightening this week signaled a policy move could come sooner rather than later. A Bloomberg …

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June 14, 2017

As expected, the FOMC hiked the US policy rate: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been …

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June 13, 2017

I mentioned the Agrium precedent in connection with the proposed Dealers’ Sleaze Fees supporting the TransAlta preferred share exchange offer – it looks like the issue will soon get another airing: The largest shareholder in …

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June 12, 2017

Every now and then I see a complaint about high fees in group RRSP accounts. For instance, the fees shown by Manulife for its programme …. well, let’s just say they are not institutional-type fees. …

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June 9, 2017

HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …

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