The CPPIB is spending more on outside managers: Five years ago, the investment arm of the Canada Pension Plan had total costs of $665-million, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. In the …
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September 2, 2014
Auto dealers in Georgia are competing with new technology using tried and true methods: Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), which has fought U.S. dealers over its direct sales of electric cars, faces a new challenge in …
MAPF Portfolio Composition: August, 2014
Turnover remained steady in August, at about 10%. 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 …
August 29, 2014
Times are tough indeed for the gnomes of Zurich: Zurich’s red-light district is dimming. Bankers who have been core patrons of the city’s sex industry and cabarets are curbing spending. The venues of Langstrasse — …
August 28, 2014
Nothing happened today, either. 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 …
August 27, 2014
Nothing happened today. It was another mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts gaining 10bp, FixedResets off 10bp and DeemedRetractibles up 15bp. Volatility was muted. Volume was above average, with the highlights …
August 26, 2014
Nothing happened today. It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts up 28bp, FixedResets gaining 6bp and DeemedRetractibles off 2bp. Volatility was good, with both winners and losers dominated by …
August 25, 2014
Bloomberg has a fascinating article on the value of liquidity: For an extreme case, look at Bridgewater Associates. The investment manager is the largest holder of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), with $3.3 …
August 22, 2014
The times, they are a-changing: More than half of the asset managers polled that use ETFs have fixed income funds in their portfolios now, and the category has seen major growth in the last two …
August 21, 2014
Nothing happened again today. Dull week. It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts off 6bp, FixedResets up 10bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 4bp. Volatility was nil. Volume was very low. …