I swear, I’m thinking about changing the name of this thing to RealEstateBlog! Whenever I post about real estate prices I get more responses than with respect to anything else. So, Garth Turner, look out! …
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September 26, 2014
On September 24, I mentioned bank account promotions in which depositors effectively received a lottery ticket for making a deposit – this is similar to premium bonds in the UK, but not government-backed. My attention …
September 25, 2014
Michael Lewis – whose book, Flash Boys, is a favourite target for mockery on PrefBlog – had some sharp observations: Technology entrepreneurship will never have the power to displace big Wall Street banks in the …
September 24, 2014
PIMCO’s in some kind of trouble with the SEC: Pacific Investment Management Co. said it’s cooperating with regulators examining how the firm assigned asset prices at Bill Gross’s Pimco Total Return ETF. “Pimco has been …
September 23, 2014
What job do you look for when you’re an unemployed Master of the Universe? As trading in dollar-denominated bonds declined 22 percent in the past five years to an average daily $809 billion, so have …
September 22, 2014
I have often railed against the high cost of university education nowadays, blaming it largely on the huge increase in the number of university administrators, which results in mission creep (see March 6, 2014). I …
September 19, 2014
Interesting to see that having a down-payment for a house isn’t good enough any more: The Bank of Mom and Dad is playing a growing role as lender of last resort for a housing recovery …
September 18, 2014
Nothing happened today. It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerptualDiscounts down 15bp, FixedResets up 10bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 2bp. Volatility was minimal. Volume was low. HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values …
September 17, 2014
The big news of the day was the Fed’s announcement of policy normalization principles and plans: All FOMC participants but one agreed on the following key elements of the approach they intend to implement when …
September 16, 2014
I don’t know whether this article on changes in the FX market makes me want to laugh or cry: RBS and Barclays this year stopped traders and salespeople from seeing colleagues’ forthcoming deals and their …