The financial reform process is getting chippy: Banks, lobbyists and others have until tomorrow to submit comments to the committee, part of the Basel-based Bank for International Settlements. They have until the end of this …
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April 14, 2010
Price volatility slowed considerably today, although recent trends continued weakly, with PerpetualDiscounts gaining 7bp and FixedResets losing 7bp on continued heavy volume. PerpetualDiscounts now yield 6.17%, equivalent to 8.64% at the standard equivalency factor of …
April 13, 2010
Citigroup’s liquidity guarantees are attracting scrutiny: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission investigators may conclude a primary cause of Citigroup’s 2008 bailout was the use of “liquidity puts” by traders to bolster sales, Chairman Phil Angelides said …
April 12, 2010
Greece is getting a bail-out: Forced into action by a surge in Greek borrowing costs to an 11-year high, finance ministers from the 16 euro countries said they and the International Monetary Fund would offer …
MAPF Portfolio Composition: March 2010
Turnover increased slightly in March to about 28%. The current decline in the number trading opportunities is annoying, but one of the great constants in financial markets is a demand for liquidity and the fund …
April 9, 2010
More news from the discount aisles of Greece, where burning Sappho lunched and swum: European Union officials said they are ready to rescue Greece if needed as Fitch Ratings cut the country’s credit rating to …
April 8, 2010
What’s a Grecian earn?: Greece will probably be forced to request a financial rescue after a European Union aid pledge failed to stop Greek borrowing costs from surging, said economists at AXA Group and Nomura …
April 7, 2010
Think we’ve got it tough in the Canadian preferred share market? Be grateful you’re not holding Greek bonds! U.S. and European stocks fell, led by commodity producers as oil and copper dropped, while the premium …
April 6, 2010
With help from the clerk of the committee, I can now post a link to The Standing Committee on Government Agencies Report on the OSC. Preferred shares took a massive whacking today on very high …
April 5, 2010
The jobs number on Friday was encouraging: Payrolls rose by 162,000 workers last month, the third gain in the past five months and the most since March 2007, figures from the Labor Department showed today …