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How high–yield investing has evolved over the last forty years. Geoff Castle catches up with Glenn Reynolds, Chief Global Strategist and Co-Founder of CreditSights. Pender’s fixed income team have worked with the research analysts of CreditSights for a number of years. Geoff and Glenn talk about the early days of high-yield, moving up to the present day and how past events may shape the post-COVID-19 future.  Chart – Key Points in Market History

The Art of Building a Business: From start-up, to growing concern to acquisition – a CEO’s journey. David Barr talks to Hamed Shahbazi, founder and CEO of Well Health Technologies. They discuss how they first met and their connection, Hamed’s first company, TIO Networks and how he is applying all the experience and learning from […]

What makes now a good time? Sarah Wildman sits down with Geoff Castle and Emily Wheeler to discuss the recently launched Pender Bond Universe Fund. They discuss the new Fund, introduce Emily and highlight her experience, and talk about the current credit market and where both managers see opportunities.

Pender was a proud supporter of the 2020 CAN Pro-Am Hockey Tournament held in support of the Canucks Autism Network.

Information is only powerful if you distribute it. Maria Pacella is joined by Christy Wyatt, CEO and member of the board of directors at Absolute Software. They discuss Christy’s education at the College of Geographic Sciences, her career as a software engineer and her rise to executive leadership positions at Palm, Sun Microsystems, Apple, Motorola, […]

How to be a value investor in corporate credit. Sarah Wildman is joined by Geoff Castle and Parul Garg to discuss their thirteen-step decision-making checklist for analysing securities for inclusion in fixed income portfolios.

Wherever you have diversity, you have better performance. Maria Pacella is joined by Natalie Dakers and Norma Biln, role models for any young girl looking for a career in the STEM disciplines. Natalie is the President, CEO and founder of Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator and Norma is the CEO of Augurex. They discuss how they […]

Begin with the end in mind. Felix Narhi and David Barr sit down to discuss how Pender minimizes the odds of finding ourselves stuck in a value trap by looking for catalysts in advance. They discuss the criteria that they look for in small and micro-cap stock picking and Pender’s long history of identifying catalysts. […]

“I bonked my head” – falling into Venture Capital. Maria Pacella is joined by Michelle Scarborough, Managing Director of Strategic Investments and the Women in Technology Venture Fund at the Business Development Bank of Canada. They discuss the challenges and rewards of investing in venture capital enterprises, building bridges, talent spotting, hitting target markets and […]