{"id":19561,"date":"2012-08-24T02:48:36","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T06:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=19561"},"modified":"2012-08-24T02:48:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-24T06:48:36","slug":"august-23-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=19561","title":{"rendered":"August 23, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

There good news on photovoltaics<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A technology that would enable low-cost, high efficiency solar cells to be made from virtually any semiconductor material has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)\u2019s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley. This technology opens the door to the use of plentiful, relatively inexpensive semiconductors, such as the promising metal oxides, sulfides and phosphides, that have been considered unsuitable for solar cells because it is so difficult to tailor their properties by chemical means.
…<\/b>
Photovoltaics are the ultimate source of clean, green and renewable energy but today\u2019s technologies utilize relatively scarce and expensive semiconductors, such as large crystals of silicon, or thin films of cadmium telluride or copper indium gallium selenide, that are tricky or expensive to fabricate into devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolar technologies today face a cost-to-efficiency trade-off that has slowed widespread implementation,\u201d Zettl says. \u201cOur technology reduces the cost and complexity of fabricating solar cells and thereby provides what could be an important cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative that would accelerate the usage of solar energy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Academic research in the States provides the skills, the patents and the profits. The research wasn’t done in Ontario because we blew the budget installing shoddy and expensive technology. Yay us.<\/p>\n

Sorry folks – the tables will be delayed. On the bright side, I’ve just finished a major project, so things are looking up!<\/p>\n

Update, 2012-08-24<\/b>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices<\/strong>
Values are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Index<\/td>\nMean
Current
Yield
(at bid)<\/td>\n		Median
YTW<\/td>\n		Median
Average
Trading
Value<\/td>\n		Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)<\/td>\n		Issues<\/td>\nDay’s Perf.<\/td>\nIndex Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ratchet<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1.1485 %<\/td>\n2,359.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedFloater<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1.1485 %<\/td>\n3,530.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floater<\/td>\n3.08 %<\/td>\n3.11 %<\/td>\n60,257<\/td>\n19.40<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1.1485 %<\/td>\n2,548.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OpRet<\/td>\n4.78 %<\/td>\n3.57 %<\/td>\n29,205<\/td>\n0.83<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n-0.1382 %<\/td>\n2,543.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SplitShare<\/td>\n5.47 %<\/td>\n4.84 %<\/td>\n71,327<\/td>\n4.66<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0.1731 %<\/td>\n2,806.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interest-Bearing<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-0.1382 %<\/td>\n2,325.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n5.29 %<\/td>\n3.71 %<\/td>\n95,316<\/td>\n0.40<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n0.0257 %<\/td>\n2,277.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n4.95 %<\/td>\n4.96 %<\/td>\n98,813<\/td>\n15.49<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n-0.2217 %<\/td>\n2,527.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedReset<\/td>\n5.00 %<\/td>\n3.09 %<\/td>\n171,945<\/td>\n3.94<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n-0.0560 %<\/td>\n2,425.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n4.94 %<\/td>\n3.20 %<\/td>\n126,463<\/td>\n1.15<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n-0.0144 %<\/td>\n2,363.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Performance Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue<\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\nChange<\/td>\nNotes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.M<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.18 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.03
\nBid-YTW : 3.32 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PR.K<\/td>\nFloater<\/td>\n1.67 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-08-23
\nMaturity Price : 17.02
\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.02
\nBid-YTW : 3.11 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PR.C<\/td>\nFloater<\/td>\n1.68 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-08-23
\nMaturity Price : 16.98
\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.98
\nBid-YTW : 3.12 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Volume Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue<\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\nShares
Traded<\/td>\n		Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLF.PR.B<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n70,282<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.45
\nBid-YTW : 5.22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BNS.PR.M<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n70,142<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2015-07-27
\nMaturity Price : 25.25
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.93
\nBid-YTW : 3.61 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RY.PR.H<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n54,701<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2013-05-24
\nMaturity Price : 26.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.85
\nBid-YTW : 1.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PF.A<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n54,472<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-08-23
\nMaturity Price : 23.27
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.55
\nBid-YTW : 4.20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENB.PR.H<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n51,575<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-08-23
\nMaturity Price : 23.19
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.24
\nBid-YTW : 3.51 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.I<\/td>\nPerpetual-Premium<\/td>\n50,330<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2012-09-22
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.44
\nBid-YTW : -10.41 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There were 20 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wide Spread Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue<\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\nQuote Data and Yield Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VNR.PR.A<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\nQuote: 26.05 – 26.46
\nSpot Rate : 0.4100
\nAverage : 0.2476<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2017-10-15
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.05
\nBid-YTW : 3.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

HSE.PR.A<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\nQuote: 25.87 – 26.20
\nSpot Rate : 0.3300
\nAverage : 0.2009<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-08-23
\nMaturity Price : 23.56
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.87
\nBid-YTW : 3.09 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PWF.PR.M<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\nQuote: 26.03 – 26.35
\nSpot Rate : 0.3200
\nAverage : 0.1969<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.03
\nBid-YTW : 3.32 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

BAM.PR.B<\/td>\nFloater<\/td>\nQuote: 17.08 – 17.37
\nSpot Rate : 0.2900
\nAverage : 0.1830<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2042-08-23
\nMaturity Price : 17.08
\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.08
\nBid-YTW : 3.10 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

CM.PR.K<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\nQuote: 26.20 – 26.49
\nSpot Rate : 0.2900
\nAverage : 0.2214<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-07-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.20
\nBid-YTW : 2.99 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

CM.PR.M<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\nQuote: 26.75 – 26.94
\nSpot Rate : 0.1900
\nAverage : 0.1253<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2014-07-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.75
\nBid-YTW : 3.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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