{"id":32812,"date":"2016-03-25T02:10:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T07:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=32812"},"modified":"2016-03-25T02:10:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T07:10:25","slug":"march-24-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=32812","title":{"rendered":"March 24, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s nice to see University of Toronto as a major partner in a new advance in energy storage<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Now, a group of researchers led by Professor Ted Sargent at the University of Toronto\u2019s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering may have a solution inspired by nature.<\/p>\n

The team has designed the most efficient catalyst for storing energy in chemical form, by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, just like plants do during photosynthesis. Oxygen is released harmlessly into the atmosphere, and hydrogen, as H2, can be converted back into energy using hydrogen fuel cells.
…<\/b>
You may have seen the popular high-school science demonstration where the teacher splits water into its component elements, hydrogen and oxygen, by running electricity through it. Today this requires so much electrical input that it\u2019s impractical to store energy this way \u2014 too great proportion of the energy generated is lost in the process of storing it.<\/p>\n

This new catalyst facilitates the oxygen-evolution portion of the chemical reaction, making the conversion from H2O into O2 and H2 more energy-efficient than ever before. The intrinsic efficiency of the new catalyst material is over three times more efficient than the best state-of-the-art catalyst.<\/p>\n

The new catalyst is made of abundant and low-cost metals tungsten, iron and cobalt, which are much less expensive than state-of-the-art catalysts based on precious metals. It showed no signs of degradation over more than 500 hours of continuous activity, unlike other efficient but short-lived catalysts. Their work was published online today in the leading journal Science.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\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>\n5.16 %<\/td>\n6.29 %<\/td>\n10,625<\/td>\n16.29<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.6918 %<\/td>\n1,517.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedFloater<\/td>\n7.01 %<\/td>\n6.16 %<\/td>\n24,356<\/td>\n16.11<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.3704 %<\/td>\n2,835.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floater<\/td>\n4.77 %<\/td>\n4.89 %<\/td>\n62,497<\/td>\n15.70<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n-1.1970 %<\/td>\n1,622.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OpRet<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.1521 %<\/td>\n2,769.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SplitShare<\/td>\n4.81 %<\/td>\n5.71 %<\/td>\n77,711<\/td>\n1.63<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n0.1521 %<\/td>\n3,240.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interest-Bearing<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.1521 %<\/td>\n2,528.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n5.78 %<\/td>\n-3.28 %<\/td>\n84,945<\/td>\n0.08<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n0.0790 %<\/td>\n2,558.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n5.62 %<\/td>\n5.64 %<\/td>\n95,385<\/td>\n14.41<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n-0.0418 %<\/td>\n2,581.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedReset<\/td>\n5.35 %<\/td>\n4.91 %<\/td>\n185,765<\/td>\n13.82<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n0.1432 %<\/td>\n1,908.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n5.25 %<\/td>\n5.61 %<\/td>\n128,044<\/td>\n5.09<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n-0.2935 %<\/td>\n2,593.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FloatingReset<\/td>\n3.07 %<\/td>\n4.93 %<\/td>\n37,752<\/td>\n5.41<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n0.1210 %<\/td>\n2,005.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 10.75
\nEvaluated at bid price : 10.75
\nBid-YTW : 4.44 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PR.R<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.96 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 15.04
\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.04
\nBid-YTW : 5.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TD.PR.Y<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.76 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.43
\nBid-YTW : 4.28 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IFC.PR.C<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.70 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.30
\nBid-YTW : 8.45 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TD.PF.A<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.66 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 18.34
\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.34
\nBid-YTW : 4.34 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HSB.PR.C<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n-1.46 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.31
\nBid-YTW : 5.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PR.T<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.45 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 15.64
\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.64
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CM.PR.P<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.43 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 17.93
\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.93
\nBid-YTW : 4.35 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GWO.PR.G<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n-1.23 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.21
\nBid-YTW : 6.29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLF.PR.D<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n-1.22 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.24
\nBid-YTW : 7.45 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HSE.PR.C<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n-1.19 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 16.60
\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.60
\nBid-YTW : 6.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLF.PR.B<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n-1.08 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.96
\nBid-YTW : 6.66 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PR.K<\/td>\nFloater<\/td>\n-1.03 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 9.65
\nEvaluated at bid price : 9.65
\nBid-YTW : 4.90 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PR.B<\/td>\nFloater<\/td>\n-1.02 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 9.67
\nEvaluated at bid price : 9.67
\nBid-YTW : 4.89 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.Q<\/td>\nFloatingReset<\/td>\n1.00 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 11.11
\nEvaluated at bid price : 11.11
\nBid-YTW : 4.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMO.PR.T<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.00 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 18.18
\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.18
\nBid-YTW : 4.35 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRP.PR.A<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.10 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 14.75
\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.75
\nBid-YTW : 4.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MFC.PR.I<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.12 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.92
\nBid-YTW : 7.60 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLF.PR.J<\/td>\nFloatingReset<\/td>\n1.23 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.30
\nBid-YTW : 10.98 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MFC.PR.F<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.26 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.81
\nBid-YTW : 10.90 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTS.PR.H<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.46 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 12.50
\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.50
\nBid-YTW : 4.53 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CM.PR.Q<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.54 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 19.15
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.15
\nBid-YTW : 4.61 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PF.G<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.60 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 19.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.00
\nBid-YTW : 5.00 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MFC.PR.M<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.69 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.00
\nBid-YTW : 7.99 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MFC.PR.L<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.73 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.62
\nBid-YTW : 8.09 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIU.PR.C<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n1.81 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 10.71
\nEvaluated at bid price : 10.71
\nBid-YTW : 4.91 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRP.PR.C<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n2.13 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 11.96
\nEvaluated at bid price : 11.96
\nBid-YTW : 4.80 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTS.PR.M<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n2.31 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 17.70
\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.70
\nBid-YTW : 4.82 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMO.PR.Y<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n2.47 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 19.90
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.90
\nBid-YTW : 4.46 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.T<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n2.77 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 19.30
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.30
\nBid-YTW : 4.28 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RY.PR.J<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n3.39 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 19.50
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.50
\nBid-YTW : 4.52 %<\/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
RY.PR.R<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n177,897<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2021-08-24
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.79
\nBid-YTW : 4.92 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RY.PR.Q<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n169,826<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2021-05-24
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.87
\nBid-YTW : 5.08 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMO.PR.L<\/td>\nDeemed-Retractible<\/td>\n90,419<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2016-05-25
\nMaturity Price : 25.25
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.84
\nBid-YTW : -5.26 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU.PR.I<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n78,520<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2020-12-01
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.40
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RY.PR.Z<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\n73,779<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 18.22
\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.22
\nBid-YTW : 4.31 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAM.PR.M<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n65,010<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 19.90
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.90
\nBid-YTW : 6.00 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nSpot Rate : 4.2400
\nAverage : 2.5870<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 11.11
\nEvaluated at bid price : 11.11
\nBid-YTW : 4.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

GWO.PR.O<\/td>\nFloatingReset<\/td>\nQuote: 11.65 – 12.95
\nSpot Rate : 1.3000
\nAverage : 0.9778<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 11.65
\nBid-YTW : 11.54 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PWF.PR.A<\/td>\nFloater<\/td>\nQuote: 10.75 – 11.38
\nSpot Rate : 0.6300
\nAverage : 0.3957<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2046-03-24
\nMaturity Price : 10.75
\nEvaluated at bid price : 10.75
\nBid-YTW : 4.44 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

RY.PR.K<\/td>\nFloatingReset<\/td>\nQuote: 21.85 – 22.46
\nSpot Rate : 0.6100
\nAverage : 0.3950<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.85
\nBid-YTW : 4.86 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

BNS.PR.D<\/td>\nFloatingReset<\/td>\nQuote: 17.42 – 18.12
\nSpot Rate : 0.7000
\nAverage : 0.5054<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.42
\nBid-YTW : 8.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

TD.PR.Y<\/td>\nFixedReset<\/td>\nQuote: 23.43 – 24.00
\nSpot Rate : 0.5700
\nAverage : 0.3980<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Hard Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.43
\nBid-YTW : 4.28 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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