{"id":31795,"date":"2016-01-01T02:39:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T07:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=31795"},"modified":"2016-01-01T02:39:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T07:39:07","slug":"december-31-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=31795","title":{"rendered":"December 31, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The federal Competition Bureau has heretofore been best known for its decision, reported <a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=19108\">July 4, 2012<\/a>, to allow the banks to reduce competition in the Canadian financial market, provided extra payments were made to their buddies at the OSC. It would seem that the Bureau has been very impressed by the OSC&#8217;s ability to <a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=26619\">fund puppet groups providing employment for their buddies at taxpayer expense<\/a> and have decided that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitionbureau.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cb-bc.nsf\/eng\/04017.html\">this is just too good a deal to turn down<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As part of a consent agreement with the Competition Bureau, Telus will issue rebates of up to $7.34 million to certain current and former wireless customers after the Bureau concluded that Telus made, or permitted to be made, false or misleading representations in advertisements for premium text messages in pop\u2011up ads, apps and on social media.<br \/><b>&#8230;<\/b><br \/>Telus will also donate a total of $250,000 to the Ryerson University Privacy and Big Data Institute; \u00c9ducaloi, a non\u2011profit organization dedicated to helping the public understand their rights and responsibilities under the law; and the Centre de recherche en droit public de l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s nice work, if you can get it!<\/p>\n<p>Canadian preferred share investors celebrated the first calendar week of No More Tax Loss Selling!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/party.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/party-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"party\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31804\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>It was an excellent day overall for the Canadian preferred share market, although DeemedRetractibles provided a reminder of what 2015 was like, with PerpetualDiscounts gaining 63bp, FixedResets up 93bp and DeemedRetractibles off 18bp. The Performance Highlights table continues to show lots of churn. Volume was virtually non-existent.<\/p>\n<p>For as long as the FixedReset market is so violently unsettled, I\u2019ll keep publishing updates of the more interesting and meaningful series of FixedResets\u2019 Implied Volatilities. This doesn\u2019t include Enbridge because although Enbridge has a large number of issues outstanding, all of which are quite liquid, the range of Issue Reset Spreads is too small for decent conclusions. The low is 212bp (ENB.PR.H; second-lowest is ENB.PR.D at 237bp) and the high is a mere 268 for ENB.PF.G.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that all rich \/cheap assessments are:<br \/>\n\u00bb based on Implied Volatility Theory only<br \/>\n\u00bb are relative only to other FixedResets from the same issuer<br \/>\n\u00bb assume constant GOC-5 yield<br \/>\n\u00bb assume constant Implied Volatility<br \/>\n\u00bb assume constant spread<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s TRP:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_TRP_151231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_TRP_151231-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_TRP_151231\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31806\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>TRP.PR.A, which resets 2019-12-31 at +192, is bid at 16.46 to be $0.50 rich, while TRP.PR.C, resetting 2016-1-30 at +154, is $1.03 cheap at its bid price of 12.70.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_MFC_151231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_MFC_151231-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_MFC_151231\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31807\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Most expensive is MFC.PR.L, resetting at +216bp on 2019-6-19, bid at 20.42 to be 0.47 rich, while MFC.PR.G, resetting at +290bp on 2016-12-19, is bid at 22.59 to be 0.66 cheap.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_BAM_151231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_BAM_151231-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_BAM_151231\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31808\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>The cheapest issue relative to its peers is BAM.PR.R, resetting at +230bp on 2016-6-30, bid at 16.80 to be $1.56 cheap. BAM.PF.G, resetting at +284bp on 2020-6-30 is bid at 22.10 and appears to be $0.73 rich.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_FTS_151231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/impVol_FTS_151231-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"impVol_FTS_151231\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31809\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>FTS.PR.K, with a spread of +205bp, and bid at 19.13, looks $0.70 expensive and resets 2019-3-1. FTS.PR.G, with a spread of +213bp and resetting 2018-9-1, is bid at 18.40 and is $0.53 cheap.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pairs_FR_151231A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pairs_FR_151231A-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"pairs_FR_151231A\" width=\"400\" height=\"296\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31811\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Investment-grade pairs predict an average three-month bill yield over the next five-odd years of -1.09%, with two outliers above -0.50%, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=31797\">newly created GWO.PR.N \/ GWO.PR.O pair<\/a>. There are four junk outliers above -0.50%, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=31799\">newly created FFH.PR.I \/ FFH.PR.J pair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pairs_FF_151231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pairs_FF_151231-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"pairs_FF_151231\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31816\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Shall we just say that this exhibits a high level of confidence in the continued rapacity of Canadian banks?<\/p>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='8'><strong>HIMIPref&trade; Preferred Indices<br \/>These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref&trade; Indices<\/strong><br \/>Values are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean<br \/>Current<br \/>Yield<br \/>(at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>YTW<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Average<br \/>Trading<br \/>Value<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Mod Dur<br \/>(YTW)<\/td>\n<td>Issues<\/td>\n<td>Day&#8217;s Perf.<\/td>\n<td>Index Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ratchet<\/td>\n<td>4.68 %<\/td>\n<td>5.67 %<\/td>\n<td>29,722<\/td>\n<td>17.08<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.6944 %<\/td>\n<td>1,662.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>6.81 %<\/td>\n<td>6.03 %<\/td>\n<td>37,769<\/td>\n<td>16.17<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3.7175 %<\/td>\n<td>2,865.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>4.18 %<\/td>\n<td>4.32 %<\/td>\n<td>79,998<\/td>\n<td>16.76<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.3306 %<\/td>\n<td>1,828.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>4.84 %<\/td>\n<td>3.69 %<\/td>\n<td>24,986<\/td>\n<td>0.65<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.3172 %<\/td>\n<td>2,749.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.80 %<\/td>\n<td>5.55 %<\/td>\n<td>83,852<\/td>\n<td>1.83<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0.1454 %<\/td>\n<td>3,217.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest-Bearing<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.1454 %<\/td>\n<td>2,510.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.75 %<\/td>\n<td>2.81 %<\/td>\n<td>91,918<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>0.1017 %<\/td>\n<td>2,535.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.60 %<\/td>\n<td>5.66 %<\/td>\n<td>104,639<\/td>\n<td>14.38<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>0.6347 %<\/td>\n<td>2,567.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>4.92 %<\/td>\n<td>4.26 %<\/td>\n<td>259,128<\/td>\n<td>14.92<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>0.9296 %<\/td>\n<td>2,094.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>5.17 %<\/td>\n<td>5.09 %<\/td>\n<td>128,555<\/td>\n<td>5.31<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>-0.1768 %<\/td>\n<td>2,599.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>2.80 %<\/td>\n<td>4.15 %<\/td>\n<td>68,430<\/td>\n<td>5.64<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>0.1337 %<\/td>\n<td>2,159.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'><strong>Performance Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Change<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-2.01 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 12.20<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.18 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IAG.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>-1.85 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.89 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PF.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.77 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.60<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.33 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>-1.53 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.40<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.34 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>-1.39 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.55<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.19 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>-1.00 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.69<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.09 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IAG.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.00 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.22<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.27 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.01 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.01<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.01<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.98 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.01 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.99<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.73 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.08 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.51<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.51<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.27 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.09 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.46<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.46<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.08 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ELF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.16 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.89<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.89<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.16 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.59<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.07 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.25 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.05<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.25 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.25 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.20<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.01 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.26 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.17<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.17<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.97 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.27 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.15<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.79 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.29 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.60<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.60<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.30 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.51<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.51<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.03 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.34 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.95<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.25 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.38 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.25<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.55<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.85 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.41 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.90<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.90<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.07 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.Y<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.42 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.13 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNS.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>1.48 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.46<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.76 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.49 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.13<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.13<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.90 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.54 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.41<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.41<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.21 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.58 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.18<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.69 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.59 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.66<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>1.65 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW 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Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.38<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.38<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.63 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>3.24 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.77<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.77<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.95 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSE.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>3.56 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 13.10<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 13.10<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.70 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>3.72 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2045-12-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 13.95<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.03 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.X<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset<\/td>\n<td>3.78 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