The Bank of Canada has released a working paper by David Dupuis and Yi Zheng titled A Model of Housing Stock for Canada: Using an error-correction model (ECM) framework, the authors attempt to quantify the …
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FIG.PR.A: Capital Unit Distributions Suspended
Faircourt Asset Management Inc. has announced: that in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture governing the Preferred Securities and the maintenance of a minimum 1.4 times asset coverage to be maintained by the …
July 21, 2010
Nothing happened today. How dull. Continued good volume in the Canadian preferred share market, a PerpetualDiscounts squeaked out a win of 1bp, while FixedResets were up 9bp, edging their median weighted average yield a little …
July 20, 2010
Fabulous Fabio is fighting the SEC fraud charges: Fabrice Tourre, the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive director sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud, disputed the claims and said he relied on his …
July 19, 2010
BIS has released a Countercyclical capital buffer proposal: The countercyclical capital buffer will work by giving each jurisdiction the ability to use their judgement to extend the size of the minimum buffer range established by …
July 16, 2010
The penny just dropped on US Financial Reform: Bank of America Corp. led financial stocks lower after saying U.S. curbs on debit-card fees may trigger a $10 billion charge, spurring speculation that rival banks have …
July 15, 2010
Bernanke announced that his boss is doing a great job. The American Bankers’ Association isn’t so sure: The American Bankers Association is very disappointed with the regulatory reform bill that is now headed for enactment. …
MAPF Now Available through Odlum Brown
I am pleased to announce that Malachite Aggressive Preferred Fund (MAPF) is now available for purchase through Odlum Brown Limited, an independent, full-service investment firm providing disciplined investment advice and objective research with a singular …
July 14, 2010
Nothing happened today, either. Except … Another day of heavy volume and positive returns in the Canadian preferred share market today, with PerpetualDiscounts gaining 34bp and FixedResets up 24bp … taking the Yield-to-Worst for the …
July 13, 2010
Nothing happened today. PerpetualDicounts were up 16bp and FixedResets gained 8bp on very heavy volume. HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index …