Sorry, folks! This is a busy time, so there’s no commentary. 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 …
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April 21, 2009
DBRS reports that the ABCP Clean-up Vehicle is underpaying its first interest payment: notice delivered by BlackRock (Institutional) Canada Ltd. (the Administrator) regarding the first payment date for Master Asset Vehicle I and Master Asset …
April 20, 2009
Julia Dickson of OSFI gave a speech to the ABA clearly demonstrating her contempt for investors, the despised third pillar of the banking system. The role of investors – and their reliance on mandated disclosures …
Market Rally: Nearly Back to September Levels
I have graphed the performance of the HIMIPref™ indices back to August 29 … remember that these are Total Return indices, not Price Indices.
April 17, 2009
The first round of the Abitibi CDS auction showed extremely low recovery: Credit-default swaps traders set an initial value of 3.75 cents on the dollar for bonds of an AbitibiBowater Inc. unit to settle derivatives …
April 16, 2009
OSFI has announced: the results of its latest solvency testing of federally regulated private pension plans. As part of its regular monitoring activities, OSFI tracks the ratio of plan assets to plan liabilities for the …
April 15, 2009
Amidst all the shock and horror about American lending practices, the Boston Fed has published an examination of credit availability to recent bankrupts by Ethan Cohen-Cole, Burcu Duygan-Bump, and Judit Montoriol-Garriga: Forgive and Forget: Who …
RPA.PR.A RPB.PR.B & RPQ.PR.A: Credit Event & a Restatement of Financials
CC&L Group announced on March 31: ROC Pref II Corp., ROC Pref III Corp. and Connor, Clark & Lunn ROC Pref Corp. (collectively the “Companies”) announced that the decision by Idearc Inc. to voluntarily file …
April 14, 2009
The Globe & Mail reports that new rules for retail bond desks are coming: Many investors would for the first time find out exactly how much commission they are paying to buy and sell bonds. …
April 13, 2009
Strong performance today on normal volume. Not much news – government holiday! HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW …