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Equities vs. bonds

As the last vestiges of a rather cold winter come to an end, I wonder if the chilling price drops in equity markets may at long last be ready for recovery. At the end of February 2009, the S&P 500 index was 50% below where it was in March 2000. Since then, March came in […]

By John Nicola |June 1, 2009

4 min read

Industry

Corporate bonds come back strong

The corporate bond sector has bounced back in this latest broad market rally reaffirming a belief among investment strategists that the asset class had too much risk. “Our philosophy has been to overweight spread product throughout the cycle,” says Darcy Briggs, vice-president and portfolio manager with Bissett Fixed Income management team, a subsidiary of Franklin […]

By Mark Noble |May 13, 2009

5 min read

Market Insights

Bountiful bonds

Corporate bonds might be suffering from their worst performance ever, but there’s a silver lining. Today’s investors are compensated with a significant risk premium for investing in shortand mid-term corporate bonds (corporates) over similar term Canadian government bonds (Canadas). Yield spreads for corporates in Canada have moved sharply higher due to a number of factors: […]

By Hanif Mamdani |February 1, 2009

6 min read

Market Insights

Once-hot maple bonds experience big declines

(April 2008) With more investors turning away from risk and investing in government bonds, one debt instrument that has fallen out of favour with investors is the maple bond. In the last six months of 2007, there were only 15 Maple issues worth $4.9 billion; that’s a 53.8% drop over the same period in 2006. […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |April 21, 2008

4 min read

Products

Investors overlooking muni-bonds

(February 2008) Everyone knows that government savings bonds are a safe way to invest, but they’re not much fun when it comes to returns. So some investors who want the security of a federal or provincial bond but like a bit more kick in the return are turning to often overlooked municipal bonds. Muni-bonds are […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |February 13, 2008

5 min read

Industry

Foreigners opt for Canadian bonds, sell stock: StatsCan

Foreign investors continued to sell off Canadian equities in November, although the outflows were nowhere near those seen in October, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly report on international transactions in securities. Non-residents reduced their holdings of Canadian equities by a hefty $9.5 billion in November, although these outflows were partially offset by net purchases of […]

By Mark Noble |January 17, 2008

3 min read

Market Insights

Debt issuance increases thanks to maple bonds

(October 2007) A lot of people think of syrup when they hear the word Canada, but the buzz around another maple product is growing louder by the quarter. According to the Investment Industry Association of Canada, maple bonds had a stellar first six months of 2007, accounting for almost half of all corporate issuance from […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |October 30, 2007

3 min read

Products

Canada finally gets the go-head to issue covered bonds

(July 2007) Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about North America’s financial markets, along comes a brand new product that could have lasting effects on Canada’s financial industry. In late June the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions gave the go-ahead for Canadian banks to start issuing covered bonds […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |July 18, 2007

5 min read

Industry

Rubin predicts parity, trims bonds

The Canadian dollar is headed toward parity with its U.S. counterpart and the Bank of Canada will not step in to prevent it, according to one of Canada’s most outspoken bank economists. “With the national jobless rate plumbing 30-year lows and core inflation now bobbing above the Bank of Canada’s target range, our earlier assumption […]

By Steven Lamb |June 1, 2007

2 min read

Industry

Investors opt for foreign bonds

If corporate Canada truly is being hollowed out by foreign acquisitions, Canadian investors certainly seem willing to balance the effects by buying up foreign securities. In March alone, the Canadians invested $11 billion outside of our home and native land, according to the latest data out of StatsCan. That drives year-to-date foreign investment to a […]

By Steven Lamb |May 16, 2007

2 min read

Industry

Canadians favour foreign bonds: StatsCan

Canadians continued to show a preference for foreign investments, particularly bonds, which saw record levels of investment for the month of January, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada. StatsCan reports that Canadians added $7.8 billion worth of foreign securities to their holdings in January. Much of the investment in foreign holdings was in […]

By Mark Noble |March 20, 2007

2 min read

Industry

Strategists reducing exposure to bonds

The central banks of both Canada and the U.S. will likely raise interest rates over the short-term before the tightening cycle relents, according to forecasters at BMO Economics. “We look for the Fed to raise the funds target 25 bps to 4.75% at the March 28 FOMC meeting, reflecting concerns about the inflation risks posed […]

By Steven Lamb |February 3, 2006

3 min read

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