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February 26, 2014

Nothing happened today, either. It was another good day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts gaining 16bp, FixedResets up 17bp and DeemedRetractibles winning 19bp. The Performance Highlights table was longer than usual, all …

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February 25, 2014

Nothing happened today. It was a strong day for the Canadian preferred share market, probably a result of all the RY.PR.N, RY.PR.P & RY.PR.R redemption money appearing in brokerage accounts and being spent. PerpetualDiscounts were …

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February 24, 2014

Nothing happened today. It was a mixed day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts off 10bp, FixedResets gaining 7bp and DeemedRetractibles up 8bp. Volatility was low. Volume was average. HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values …

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February 21, 2014

I wasn’t the only one to laugh off the Lehman bankruptcy: The day after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. declared the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2008, Federal Reserve officials remained unsure whether the financial …

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February 20, 2014

Brother, can you spare a few million dollars for an investment banker down on his luck? Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to announce its withdrawal from many investment banking activities as well as much …

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February 19, 2014

How ’bout them mutual funds, eh? Canadians have accumulated savings of one trillion dollars in mutual funds – marking the first time in their 82-year history in Canada that funds have topped this significant milestone. …

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February 18, 2014

I’m taking up a collection to save the endangered FX trader: A widening probe of the foreign-exchange market is roiling an industry already under pressure to reduce costs as computer platforms displace human traders. Electronic …

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Febuary 14, 2014

Nothing happened today. It was a positive day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts up 7bp, FixedResets winning 10bp and DeemedRetractibles gaining 6bp. The Performance Highlights table is a little longer than usual, …

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February 13, 2014

Changes in Fed policy can disproportionate effects: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Fed officials will probably be careful about altering the pace of their reductions to bond buying because of …

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