James Hymas

Market Insights

It’s all about sequence

Total returns not the only variables that impact a portfolio’s value.

By James Hymas |September 18, 2012

7 min read

Industry

IIROC currently holds over $32 million in an Externally Restricted ABCP Fund derived from fines and interest - a substantial sum of money by anybody’s standards. With IIROC expected to settle the disposition of the fund later this year, investors, advisors and legislators should consider the issues surrounding this fund and determine whether legislative and procedural changes are needed.

By James Hymas |July 25, 2011

9 min read

Industry

IIROC’s slush fund

By James Hymas |June 1, 2011

9 min read

Market Insights

OSFI targets bond investors

A recent piece in the Financial Post stated that the federal bank regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), wants bank-contingent capital in the bond index, and has a plan to achieve this objective.

By James Hymas |May 13, 2011

9 min read

Industry

OSFI targets bond investors

The federal bank regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), wants bank-contingent capital in the bond index, and has a plan to achieve this objective.

By James Hymas |April 1, 2011

9 min read

Industry

Predatory trading

It happens to every trader: you place a bid for a thousand shares of thinly traded stock at a nickel above the best bid showing, and before you can blink, there’s another bid a penny in front of you. While desirable from a capital markets perspective – the bid/offer spread is, after all, declining, which […]

By James Hymas |June 9, 2010

8 min read

Products

Bond ETFs demystified

Bond ETFs have gained in popularity in the decade since their inauguration in Canada, but there are subtleties in their investment characteristics that are often misunderstood. Four of these characteristics will be examined in this article: Bond ETFs have gained in popularity in the decade since their inauguration in Canada, but there are subtleties in […]

By James Hymas |April 15, 2010

7 min read

Industry

Bond ETFs demystified

By James Hymas |April 9, 2010

7 min read

Industry

Predatory trading

It happens to every trader: you place a bid for a thousand shares of thinly traded stock at a nickel above the best bid showing, and before you can blink, there’s another bid a penny in front of you. While desirable from a capital markets perspective—the bid/offer spread is, after all, declining, which is good […]

By James Hymas |April 1, 2010

8 min read