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Les marchés ont été volatils au cours du trimestre, et les petites entreprises technologiques canadiennes en ont fait les frais. L’indice S&P/TSX Info-T a connu son départ le moins reluisant de l’histoire récente dû à la peur grandissante des perturbations que pourrait causer l’IA et à la prétendue « SaaSPocalypse », et ce, même si l’indice composé S&P/TSX a atteint un sommet record frôlant les 34 5001.

The first quarter of 2026 was marked by significant volatility that continues to reverberate across global markets. The backdrop has been characterized by pronounced dispersion across equity sectors and individual stocks. The global economy entered 2026 following a 2025 "soft landing" supported by AI spending and fiscal stimulus, but Q1 brought heightened geopolitical risks alongside […]

Les parts de catégorie F du Fonds univers obligataire Pender ont affiché un rendement de 1,1%1 au premier trimestre de 2026, prenant ainsi les devants sur l’indice de référence par une marge relative de 0,9 %. Suivant la hausse des taux au Canada et aux États-Unis, les titres bien cotés ont moins bien tiré leur épingle du jeu pendant la période, à l’instar de certains titres de sociétés, comme les obligations convertibles d’Esperion et Meritage Homes.

Market Environment – (More) Energy Shocks and the Prevalence of the US Economy March delivered a blunt reminder that geopolitics can reprice markets faster than fundamentals. The optimism that carried US small and mid-caps to outperformance in the early weeks of 2026 gave way to a more difficult backdrop as instability in the Middle East […]

Market Insights For the last year global equity markets have largely done a good job of overlooking adversity. From trade wars to AI disruption, stocks have been able to climb the proverbial ‘wall of worry’ to record levels. However, as tensions with Iran evolved into a full-on conflict, it became too much to ignore and markets fell. March […]

Le début des hostilités dans le golfe persique, à la fin de février, préfigurait un mois compliqué pour le Fonds d’obligations de sociétés Pender qui a terminé mars en baisse de -2,2 %1. Le marché a réagi aux frappes lancées par les États-Unis contre l’Iran en élargissant les écarts par rapport aux titres de crédit des sociétés et en poussant les taux de rendement de référence vers le sommet de la courbe, réaction qui a eu des conséquences sur les actifs du Fonds. En

For the last year global equity markets have largely done a good job of overlooking adversity. From trade wars to AI disruption, stocks have been able to climb the proverbial ‘wall of worry’ to record levels. However, as tensions with Iran evolved into a full-on conflict, it became too much to ignore and markets fell. March was a […]

The Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund returned 1.0%1 in February, compared to the S&P/TSX Composite, which rose 7.7% during the month. The market rally was driven largely by a surge in commodity prices and a rotation into hard cyclical sectors. The materials sector continued to perform well as global resource security became an increasing strategic […]

February was an interesting month for investors, marked by elevated volatility and significant return dispersion beneath relatively modest headline index moves. Market leadership continued to shift, and with geopolitical tensions rising into early March, volatility may remain a key dynamic as geopolitical tensions contribute to elevated global uncertainty. Portfolio weights remained approximately 56.7% Canadian equities […]