As we move into June, the macro backdrop remains dynamic. Inflation stays front and center, shaped by several converging forces: ongoing conflict in the Middle East and supply disruptions tied to the Strait of Hormuz, the lingering effects of tariffs, AI-driven demand, and a broadening global growth recovery. Despite these factors, markets have continued to […]
As we find ourselves in the summer months, markets have not obliged the well-respected summer slowdown, instead greeting us with wave upon wave of volatility. Today's environment is characterized by a significant and widening bifurcation, driven by an unprecedented surge in demand for AI infrastructure and a similar acceleration in national security spending internationally. Nothing […]
After returning from Space Canada’s Horizons 2026 conference held at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters, we sat down with Amar Pandya, Equity Portfolio Manager, to discuss the key themes that emerged and how they translate into potential investable opportunities. With the space sector gaining renewed attention, particularly ahead of the anticipated SpaceX IPO, the conversation focused on how structural shifts in government spending, procurement urgency and geopolitical […]
In May, the Fund returned 3.7%, ahead of the TSX at 2.5%. The S&P 1500 Software & Services Index was the standout of the month, up 14%, led by a handful of outperformers, well ahead of both the S&P 500 (+5%) and the TSX (+2.5%), marking its second consecutive month of positive returns. Even so, […]
Mai a été rentable pour le Fonds d’obligations de sociétés Pender, comme en témoigne son rendement total de 2,1 %1. Celui-ci a été réalisé alors que les conditions sur le marché obligataire étaient généralement robustes, que les rendements de référence redescendaient de leurs récents sommets et que les écarts en matière de crédit se maintenaient.
The month of May felt an awful lot like April, and it’s not just the weather. April was a positive month that saw equity markets recover most, if not all, of the March losses stemming from the US-Iran war concerns. Turning the calendar over to May, many market observers were calling for more of a pause. The conditions that […]
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
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