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Market Action

October 22, 2014

With every day, the stock market’s gyrations grow: U.S. stocks retreated, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose the most in a year yesterday, as energy shares led losses amid a drop in oil …

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Issue Comments

SBN.PR.A Term Extended

Strathbridge Asset Management Inc. has announced (although not yet on their website): S Split Corp. (the “Fund”) (TSX:SBN)(TSX:SBN.PR.A) is pleased to announce that holders of Class A Shares and holders of Preferred Shares of the …

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Market Action

October 21, 2014

It was a nice day to own equities: The S&P 500 climbed 2 percent to 1,941.28 at 4 p.m. in New York, its best gain since October 2013. The equity gauge is up 4.2 percent …

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Market Action

October 20, 2014

On September 22 I highlighted the Blackrock publication CORPORATE BOND MARKET STRUCTURE: THE TIME FOR REFORM IS NOW, but it turns out they’ve been pushing the ‘scheduled issuance’ idea for a while. It’s also been …

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Market Action

October 17, 2014

Today’s Toronto Stock Exchange Screw-Up regards BCE.PR.K: Click for Big Look that that quote on the Toronto Stock Exchange – which, together with its Venture sibling, comprise Canada’s premier equities markets: 8.55-21.35, a small spread …

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Market Action

October 16, 2014

The SEC is gleefully trumpeting its contribution to market inefficiency: An SEC investigation found that Athena Capital Research used an algorithm that was code-named Gravy to engage in a practice known as “marking the close” …

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Market Action

October 15, 2014

It was a nice day to own bonds: Treasuries surged, with benchmark 10-year yields falling the most since March 2009, as a decline in retail sales prompted traders to reduce wagers the Federal Reserve will …

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Market Action

October 14, 2014

The Fed is very excited about a new extension to regulatory power: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation welcome the announcement today by the International Swaps …

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Market Action

October 10, 2014

CU Inc. has announced: it will issue $200,000,000 of 4.094% Debentures maturing on October 19, 2054, at a price of $100.00 to yield 4.094%. This issue was sold by RBC Dominion Securities Inc., BMO Nesbitt …

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