The European crisis has come to a satisfactory conclusion: central bureaucrats will gain power: The European Union’s push to unify bank oversight moved to the euro area after two days of talks in Brussels, putting …
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June 28, 2012
Europe’s going to solve the crisis by subordinating privately held debt: Italy today paid the most to sell 10-year debt since December, selling the notes to yield 6.19 percent. Spanish 10- year yields rose to …
June 27, 2012
Appalled by the huge outbreak of suicide bombers in Canadian office buildings, the wise folks in charge of Commerce Court in Toronto judiciously decided a few years ago to institute a visa policy – just …
June 26, 2012
Where’s all those US dollars pulled out of Europe by MMFs gone? Canada and Japan: The latest survey from Fitch Ratings found U.S. money market exposures to Canadian and Japanese banks in May increased to …
June 25, 2012
Sorry this is so late, folks! 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. …
June 22, 2012
How about those inflation numbers, eh?: Canada’s inflation rate tumbled to its lowest level in almost two years last month, falling to 1.2 per cent as Canadians paid less for gasoline, video equipment and some …
June 21, 2012
OSFI has released new mortgage paperwork creation rules: Consequently, FRFIs should maintain complete documentation of the information that led to a mortgage approval. This should generally include: • A description of the purpose of the …
June 20, 2012
The Fed has a new slogan – Twist & Shout!: The Committee also decided to continue through the end of the year its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of securities. Specifically, …
June 19, 2012
The insurance companies have figured out a new way to sell annuities: General Motors Co. (GM)’s deal to cut pension obligations by $26 billion and shift plans to Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) is poised to …
LFE.PR.A Credit Quality to Improve Somewhat
Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. has announced: a Class A share consolidation for all Class A shareholders of record on June 25, 2012 (the “Consolidation”) that will decrease the number of Class A shares held …