Highlights The Fund had several pockets of strength in September, including energy-related securities, a pharma company, and U.S.-based marijuana companies. Higher risk-free rates caused most bonds within the Fund to fall in price. We have become more constructive on longer duration issues due to a vastly improved risk/reward equation. The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned […]
Highlights We reduced the Fund’s weight in several, shorter-dated, high-quality corporate issuers and government bonds and re-allocated proceeds to longer-dated holdings, including Warner Brothers Discover 5.391% ’62. The Fund’s position in Inflation-Linked Bonds was slightly higher at quarter end. Exposure to credit via Corporate Bond Fund holdings remains lower relative to historic weightings. Over the […]
“A rolling loan gathers no loss”. Geoff Castle hosts Winnie Cisar, Global Head of Strategy for CreditSights for a follow up to their May 2022 chat. Geoff and Winnie jump right into discussing how to navigate credit markets in the current climate. There’s a lot to cover as they touch on the latest remarks from […]
Highlights: • Positive contributors to the Fund were Cineworld Group PLC and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Detractors included Canadian rate-reset preferred shares due to negative price momentum, and Emergent BioSolutions, which we have added to on price weakness. • New positions include Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD US Equity), a closed-end fund […]
Highlights: Positive contributors included First Majestic Silver Corp., which rallied from multi-year lows, and our holdings of Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. notes, which attracted bids due to their attractive double-digit yield to a 2025 put date. Positive performance was offset by several investment grade securities, which were influenced by higher risk-free rates. Line-item credit weakness […]
Highlights Positive contributors were shorter-dated, higher-quality lines as well as the Fund’s exposure to credit through the Pender Corporate Bond Fund. With high-yield spreads remaining at approximately 4% at quarter-end and with indicators skewed to the likelihood of recession, the Fund’s exposure to credit remains towards the lowest since the Fund’s inception. --- For the […]
Highlights Positive contributors included: Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to be acquired leading to a gain of more than 10% in that position; OPKO Health Inc. on the FDA’s approval of the company’s NGENLA growth hormone therapy; Carriage Services Inc. rallied over 5% on a takeover bid from a trade buyer; and Fannie Mae preferred shares also […]
Highlights Overall, a choppy month from a combination of wider credit spreads, higher sovereign rates and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. debt ceiling. Positive contributors were Cineworld Group PLC, Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc, and Emergent BioSolutions Inc as catalysts emerged for these severely discounted bonds. Canadian rate-reset preferreds are at levels last seen in 2016. History suggests […]
Geoff Castle and Parul Garg host Sabrina Fox, Founder of Fox Legal Training. The group cover Sabrina’s road to her current position and starting her company, the benefits of “speaking legalese” as well as some cautionary tales and lessons learned. And before you jump to any conclusions, if you think that a discussion of legal covenants in credit might be […]
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