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AX.PR.E : Convert or Hold?

It will be recalled that AX.PR.E will reset at 5.472% effective October 1. AX.PR.E is a FixedReset, 4.75%+330, that commenced trading 2013-3-31 after being announced 2013-3-12. It must be remembered that these are not actually …

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September 5, 2018

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.51%, equivalent to 7.16% interest at the standard conversion factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield about 3.90%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) is now about …

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MFC.PR.K : Convert or Hold?

It will be recalled that MFC.PR.K will reset at 4.414% effective September 19. MFC.PR.K is a FixedReset, 3.80%+222, that commenced trading 2013-6-21 after being announced 2013-6-17. The announcement of extension has been previously reported. The …

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MFC.PR.K To Reset to 4.414%

Manulife Financial Corporation has announced (although not yet on their website): the applicable dividend rates for its Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 13 (the “Series 13 Preferred Shares”) (TSX: MFC.PR.K) and Non-cumulative Floating …

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