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Fundamentals: Bonds

How Do We Increase Liquidity in the Canadian Bond Market?

Regulatory changes and market conditions have decreased liquidity in the secondary bond market, even as new issues remain strong. While market players generally agree that liquidity is important for the…

October 5, 2017
4 mins Read

Fundamentals: Bonds

Walt Disney Joins Growing List of Companies Issuing Maple Bonds

The Walt Disney Company jumped into the maple market, following other U.S. giants like Apple and McDonald’s in what is shaping up to be one of the busiest years for…

October 3, 2017
2 mins Read

Fundamentals: Bonds

Why Apple Took a $2.5 Billion Dollar Step into Canada

When Apple decided to issue bonds in the maple market in the summer of 2017, the deal was greeted with open arms by Canadian investors thirsty for access to such…

October 3, 2017
3 mins Read

Fundamentals: Bonds

How Apple’s $2.5 Billion Issuance May Change the Canadian Corporate Bond Market

The maple bond market had spent a pretty lonely decade going into 2017. There wasn’t much love shown to this section of corporate bonds since the 2008 credit crisis turned…

October 3, 2017
3 mins Read

Fundamentals: Bonds

How deals are made in the fixed income market?

There’s a certain art to bringing corporate bonds to market. It’s a journey that comes with equal parts precision and showmanship, and with players whose roles are as different as…

October 2, 2017
3 mins Read

Fundamentals: Bonds

Bond deal/Issuing Bonds: How does it go down?

A lot of factors have to come together for a bond to get to market, and while each deal has it own nuances, the overall structure for issuing a corporate…