Market Update Equity markets enjoyed a relatively calm end to summer, as August gave investors a reprieve from recent volatility and offered some time to relax. However, once the calendar turned to September and schools reopened, it seemed a switch was flipped. The first signs showed up in the US bond market. We believe stubborn […]
Market Update Equity markets enjoyed a relatively calm end to summer, as August gave investors a reprieve from recent volatility and offered some time to relax. However, once the calendar turned to September and schools reopened, it seemed a switch was flipped. The first signs showed up in the US bond market. We believe stubborn […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were 0.5%1 in August 2026 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 1.9%2. M&A Market Update Global M&A activity continued its strong recovery through August, with approximately $2.1 trillion of deal value announced during the first eight months of […]
Market Update August kept up with the theme of market volatility, as mid-cycle economic strengthening and an intensifying AI investment supercycle conflicted with the continued geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. Yet, markets proved once again that geopolitical disruption can likely be shrugged off as noise: investors spent much of the month navigating rising bond […]
The Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund returned 6.7%1 in August, compared to the S&P/TSX Composite, which rose 3.1% during the month. Fund Specific Updates Following a more challenging July, August marked a return to positive territory for the themes we most closely track, as well as several event-driven holdings contributing strongly to performance. In a […]
Identifying specific, evidence-backed catalysts that can unlock value In this episode of the Pender Podcast PM Series, host Laura Baker sits down with Amar Pandya, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund, to unpack what makes special situations investing distinct from traditional stock picking. They discuss why market inefficiency persists in small and […]
Market Update One phrase that I feel is true more often than not is, “markets will do what makes the most people wrong." This August seems to have captured that phrase perfectly. During what is normally one of the quietest and most volatile parts of the calendar, anyone who stepped to the sidelines missed one […]
Market Update One phrase that I feel is true more often than not is, “markets will do what makes the most people wrong". This August seems to have captured that phrase perfectly. During what is normally one of the quietest and most volatile parts of the calendar, anyone who stepped to the sidelines missed one […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund returned -0.3%1 in August, bringing year-to-date return to 1.5%. A sharp rebound in risk assets that started in late July fizzled out in the middle of the month. Low issuance and low engagement in a late summer market helped support both credit and equity markets. Developing macro headwinds […]
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