Nothing happened today. It was an off day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts down 7bp, FixedResets losing 11bp and DeemedRetractibles off 5bp. Volatility was minor. Volume was average. HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values …
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April 14, 2014
It is possible that the US will lose its IMF veto: At issue is the global community’s efforts to align the IMF’s power structure to match changes in the distribution of strength in the global …
BK.PR.A 2013 Annual Report
Canadian Banc Corp. has released its Annual Report to November 30, 2013. BK / BK.PR.A Performance Instrument OneYear ThreeYears FiveYears Whole Unit +18.69% +9.18% +14.91% BK +32.42% +13.51% +26.83% BK.PR.A +5.12% +5.12% +5.12% S&P/TSX Financial …
DF.PR.A 2013 Annual Report
Dividend 15 Split Corp. II has released its Annual Report to November 30, 2013. DF / DF.PR.A Performance Instrument OneYear ThreeYears FiveYears Whole Unit +22.09% +11.10% +13.73% DF.PR.A +5.38% +5.38% +5.38% DF +56.13% +21.48% 29.46% …
April 11, 2014
5Banc Split Inc., proud issuer of FBS.PR.C, was confirmed at Pfd-2 by DBRS: The Preferred Shares pay a quarterly fixed, cumulative, preferential distribution of $0.11875 per Preferred Share yielding 4.75% per annum on their initial …
April 10, 2014
Let’s all give three cheers for increased regulation: New rules aimed at making the world safer from blowups in the $693 trillion derivatives market are poised to drive up costs so much for retirement funds …
April 9, 2014
Nothing happened today. It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts off 3bp, FixedResets up 12bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 11bp. Volatility was only technically existent. Volume was a little below …
April 8, 2014
This could get interesting: Expectations are building that TMX is getting close to unveiling its plans for a network. TMX has acknowledged that microwaves are a priority but so far the company has not given …
April 7, 2014
There are some interesting statistics from electronic bond trading: Traders trying to purchase investment-grade notes are failing about 46 percent of the time, close to the worst rate in more than four years as measured …
MAPF Portfolio Composition: March 2014
Turnover increased in March, to about 7.5%, largely due to the fund’s taking advantage of weakness in low-spread FixedResets. There is extreme segmentation in the marketplace, with OSFI’s NVCC rule changes in February 2011 having …