You have no idea how happy I am that my technical difficulties have been resolved! (table deleted) Update, 2017-5-16 Recalculated Tables: HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are …
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May 11, 2017
Better late than never! 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 …
Moody’s Downgrades Canadian Banks
Moody’s Investors Service has announced that it: has today downgraded the Baseline Credit Assessments (BCAs), the long-term ratings and the Counterparty Risk Assessments (CRAs) of six Canadian banks and their affiliates, reflecting Moody’s expectation of …
May 10, 2017
Sorry, technical problems continue. I will update when I can. Update, 2017-5-13: HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW …
May 2, 2017
Technology is having its effect! The relative price of services is rising, but the price of ‘stuff’ is falling: But another form of progress has led to what some economists call the “Walmart effect”: falling …
May 1, 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 …
PPL Offers to Assume VSN Preferreds on Takeover
Pembina Pipelines and Veresen have announced: they have entered into an arrangement agreement to create one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in Canada with a pro-forma enterprise value of approximately $33 billion (the “Transaction”).…Under …
MAPF Portfolio Composition: April, 2017
Turnover picked up in April, to about 7%. There is extreme segmentation in the marketplace, with OSFI’s NVCC rule changes in February 2011 having had the effect of splitting the formerly relatively homogeneous Straight Perpetual …
April 28, 2017
It was an up-and-down month, but in the end TXPR ended up with a tiny gain on a total return basis: 1527.46 on April 28 vs. 1527.41 on March 31. HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect …
April 27, 2017
It’s always nice when a sharp eMail comes in to spice up the day! Assiduous Reader JT writes in and says: James I was surprised and shocked to see no comment on the PrefBlog about …