News Type: The Globe & Mail

As seen in the Globe & Mail on February 7, 2024 (for subscribers only) Mega-cap tech giants have garnered the most media attention while smaller-cap stocks have been unfairly snubbed by investors. PenderFund’s Aman Budhwar, portfolio […]

As seen in the Globe & Mail on February 2, 2024 (for subscribers only) David Barr talk to Brenda Bouw at The Globe and Mail’s Globe Advisor on seeking out growth stocks in a volatile market; his style, the impact of […]

Let’s make a deal. PenderFund’s Amar Pandya leads the merger arbitrage strategy where he invests in more than 100 deals a year. Recent successful deals have included Twitter, Rogers and Freshii. Merger arb offers diversified […]

There are five reasons why small caps are set to outperform, says PenderFund’s David Barr. “Absolute valuations have not been this low since the global financial crisis and the post dot-com bubble era.” Read the […]

“M&A will probably be a big driver for the next 12 to 18 months,” – David Barr Appealing opportunities today in the small-cap Canadian tech sector, says PenderFund’s David Barr in an interview with Tim […]

“When we’re relentlessly exposed to too much information, we just can’t cope. So, we reach for shortcuts to help us get through the day.” Given how unreliable expert predictions are, why do we pay attention […]

“Collective psychology often drives markets more than fundamentals in the short term,” says PenderFund’s Felix Narhi in a featured column in Globe Advisor. Read the article here 

“Copperleaf Technologies Inc. CEO Judi Hess recently joked her company’s strategy was inspired by the way her grandmother played Monopoly: by going after utilities and railroads. It worked for granny and so far it’s done […]

Senior Investment Analyst, Sharon Wang, sat down with Shirley Won from The Globe and Mail and discussed Pender’s take on the restaurant sector and PAR. “We are playing the digitization of the restaurant sector – […]

David Barr and other managers talk to Brenda Bouw about recent market dynamics, after the week which saw a social media faction run up stocks in GameStop, against a backdrop of the wider market surge. […]

“In the tech industry where I work, inequality is nothing new. It’s no secret that women, compared with men, are underpaid, underrepresented as a proportion of the population and, as founders, significantly underfunded by investors.” […]

Felix Narhi sat down with Shirley Won from The Globe and Mail and talked about the increased interest in Bitcoin and his thoughts on the matter. “Bitcoin is not a big bet for us, but […]

David Barr sat down with Shirley Won from The Globe and Mail and talked about his top tech stocks, his Alcanna bet and what makes a great takeover target. “If you focus on higher-quality businesses, […]

Maria Pacella sat down with Brenda Bouw from The Globe and Mail and talked about Health-care and Cybersecurity sector and how the pandemic has changed the landscape.  “…she believes more tech companies should consider going […]

Don Walker, Portfolio Manger of the Pender Small/Mid Cap Dividend Fund adds his voice as The Globe & Mail discusses the nature of rebounds in small cap markets. “Once confidence comes back, investors will start […]

Pender Senior Analyst and Associate Portfolio Manager, Amar Pandya, speaks to Brenda Bouw about sticking to our process and not getting distracted by market antics in order to find “smaller stocks that are largely out […]

“It’s a space where we are incredibly cautious right now…I consider the risks of that high enough that we have very little exposure to large-cap tech.” Pender CEO, David Barr talks to Tim Shufelt from The Globe […]

“This fast-growing franchisor has a healthy balance sheet, earns lucrative royalty fees, and benefits from “millennials spending more on eating out than any other generation,”” Pender CIO, Felix Narhi talks to The Globe and Mail […]

Dave Barr talks to Shirley Won from The Globe and Mail about two of his top picks among disruptive tech stocks. In particular Mattersight (MATR) with AI technology that “would be pretty challenging for someone […]

“At recent prices, an investor gets the potential upside from all of Baidu’s future AI initiatives for free.” – Felix Narhi talks to Shirley Won for The Globe & Mail on Baidu (BIDU) and Howard […]