The Globe & Mail published an article today, Insurers cry foul over pending rule changes, highlighting a problem that I’m not sure exists: A key sticking point is the “discount rate,” or interest rate, that …
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Best & Worst Performers: July 2010
These are total returns, with dividends presumed to have been reinvested at the bid price on the ex-date. The list has been restricted to issues in the HIMIPref™ indices. July 2010 Issue Index DBRS Rating …
HIMIPref™ Index Rebalancing: July 2010
HIMI Index Changes, July 30, 2010 Issue From To Because RY.PR.H PerpetualDiscount PerpetualPremium Price CU.PR.A PerpetualDiscount PerpetualPremium Price GWL.PR.O Scraps PerpetualPremium Volume BAM.PR.E Ratchet Scraps Volume CM.PR.R OpRet Scraps Volume The strong performance of Straight …
July 30, 2010
There was a very good essay (which means: “one that I agree with”) in The Economist of July 24 titled Too many laws, too many prisoners that included the information: For bringing some prescription sleeping …
July 29, 2010
The Europeans are taking a look at High Frequency Trading: High-frequency trading will be investigated by regulators to “better understand any risks,” Europe’s top market watchdog said in a report on proposed industry rules. A …
FTN.PR.A Releases Semi-Annual Report
Financial 15 Split Corp. has announced: that its semi-annual financial statements and management report of fund performance for the period ended May 31, 2010 are now available at www.sedar.com and the Company’s website at www.financial15.com. …
July 28, 2010
The migration from bank prop desks to hedge funds is continuing: Citigroup Inc. may move a team of proprietary traders into its hedge-fund unit, one of at least three alternatives the U.S. bank is studying …
July 27, 2010
Life has become a little more annoying for ETF investors: Recently, BlackRock stopped publishing the management expense ratio for its ETFs on the iShares Canada website. Instead, investors are shown the management fee for iShares …
July 26, 2010
Senator Phil Grassley, well known for his eagerness to support legislated subsidies for Alternative Fool lobbyists, does some more grandstanding with his questions regarding the Goldman-AIG pseudo-scandal: The fifth largest amount listed is about $175 …
July 23, 2010
The European Stwess Tests appear farcical: European stress tests on 91 banks will take into account bank losses only on government bonds they trade rather than those they hold to maturity, according to a draft …