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Market Update The equity market rally that closed out the month of March continued through April. This rally has baffled many and is becoming a notable example of what is referred to as the ‘pain trade’. Given recent headlines, many investors had gone defensive. Yet, against all odds, markets finished the month near all-time highs. […]

The Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund returned 9.2%1 in April, compared to the S&P/TSX Composite, which returned 3.8% during the month. Markets remained highly volatile in April as investors continued to navigate the aftereffects of the sharp geopolitical and macroeconomic repricing that defined the first quarter. While energy markets partially stabilized following the fragile ceasefire […]

hers porteurs et porteuses de parts, Le Fonds alternatif à rendement absolu Pender a affiché un rendement de -2,0 %1 en avril pour établir son cumul annuel à 1,1 %. L’engouement exceptionnellement fort pour le risque, malgré le bouleversement persistant et grandissant du marché mondial de l’énergie, a instauré un climat difficile pour le Fonds. Le marché du crédit a atteint ses limites au début d’avril alors même que les actions poursuivaient

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were -0.1% and 0.0%1 respectively in April 2026 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 2.3%2. M&A Market Update Global M&A activity continued at its near historic record pace with over $1.8 trillion of global deal activity through the […]

Market Insights The equity market rally that closed out the month of March continued through April. This rally has baffled many and is becoming a notable example of what is referred to as the ‘pain trade’. Given recent headlines, many investors had gone defensive. Yet against all odds markets finished the month near all-time highs. […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were down -0.5% and -1.0%1  respectively in March 2026 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.5%2. M&A Market Update Global M&A activity accelerated into the end of the first quarter, with total announced deal value reaching approximately $1.2 […]

The Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund returned 5.8%1 in Q1, ahead of the S&P/TSX Composite, which rose 4.0% during the quarter. Q1 was defined by a sharp transition from early-year optimism to volatility dominating market narratives, as geopolitical conflict intersected with ongoing AI uncertainty and escalating trade wars, driving frequent policy adjustments. Volatility indices experienced […]

Chers porteurs et porteuses de parts, Le Fonds alternatif à rendement absolu Pender a affiché un rendement de 1,8 %1 en mars pour établir son cumul annuel à 3,1 %. La guerre déclenchée par les États-Unis et Israël contre l’Iran et l’augmentation des taux de rendement causée par la peur de l’inflation ont été les événements dominants sur le marché. Par ailleurs, le mois a été négatif pour les actifs risqués, y compris pour les marchés du crédit, en raison notamment de la hausse modeste des

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 […]