There was a substantial amount of trading in August, as the resurgence in prices of PerpetualDiscounts in a confused market brought many opportunities to the Fund. Turnover was close to 100% for the month, but …
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HIMIPref™ Index Rebalancing: August, 2008
HIMI Index Changes, August 29, 2008 Issue From To Because FAL.PR.B FixFloat Scraps Volume PWF.PR.D OpRet Scraps Volume ACO.PR.A OpRet Scraps Volume TRI.PR.B Floater Scraps Volume There were the following intra-month changes: HIMI Index Changes …
Best & Worst Performers: August, 2008
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. August, 2008 Issue Index DBRS Rating …
August 27, 2008
Yesterday, Citigroup was reported to have advised that Fannie & Freddie aren’t dead yet. Today it was Merrill’s turn: Merrill Lynch & Co. analysts said a bailout of the mortgage-finance companies is “premature” because losses …
MAPF Portfolio Composition: July 2008
There was a substantial amount of trading in July, as the collapse in prices of PerpetualDiscounts in a confused market brought many opportunities to the Fund. Turnover was close to 100% for the month, but …
Best & Worst Performers: July 2008
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. June 30 – July 16 Issue …
July 29, 2008
Accrued Interest reviews the performance of financial bonds vs. financial stocks and arrives at an interesting conclusion: For financial stocks, the total return in percentage is graphed. What we see is that financials hit a …
MFC.PR.A / MFC.PR.B / MFC.PR.C : DBRS says "Trend Positive"
DBRS has announced: today changed the trend on its ratings of the Debt and Preferred Shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (Manulife or the Company) and its related entities to Positive from Stable. The trends on …
MAPF Portfolio Composition: June, 2008
Trading started off slowly in June, but two bursts of activity from June 10-13 (when spreads started widening) and June 27-30 brought portfolio turnover up to about 65%. Trades were, as ever, triggered by a …
BIS Releases Report on Credit Rating Agencies
The Bank for International Settlements has announced the release of a report, Ratings in structured finance: what went wrong and what can be done to address shortcomings?, from a study group chaired by Nigel Jenkinson …