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July 23, 2014

The SEC has announced: The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to the rules that govern money market mutual funds.…The new rules require a floating net asset value (NAV) for institutional prime money market …

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July 22, 2014

There are musings about a possible drop in Canadian policy rates: The Bank of Canada says it’s just going with the flow: If economic data in the months ahead get stronger than currently expected, it …

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July 21, 2014

Matt Levine of Bloomberg has some sensible things to say about institutions victimized by evil derivatives: This is a general rule to keep in mind when reading about governments and companies that were victimized by …

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July 18, 2014

It seems that the Canadian economy is picking up a bit: Consumers are still driving growth in Canada’s economy, with indicators showing faster inflation led by higher food and clothing costs and increased auto wholesales …

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July 17, 2014

The Canadian Bond Investors Association has been mocked on PrefBlog on March 10 – at that time I said: Yes, it will be a better world, as soon as there are more rules, more red …

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July 16, 2014

The regulators’ crack-down on European banks is having the intended effect: Ignoring the rules has never been so pricey for European lenders, spurring them to hire more people to ferret out wrongdoing and offer salaries …

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July 15, 2014

I was sent a link to an article from 2007 by Keith Ambachsheer and Rob Bauer titled Losing ground: Do Canadian mutual funds produce fair value for their customers?: The study specifically compares the net …

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