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Jan 7, 2018

Sukuk Market in 2017: Year in Review

In 2017, the USD sukuk market expanded at its quickest pace in the past five years. As tracked by the Dow Jones Sukuk Total Return Index (ex-Reinvestment), which seeks to track U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade sukuk, the market added 13 new sukuk with a total par amount of USD 20.75 billion. According to the index, sovereign…

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Jun 27, 2016

The Sun is Shining, Even on Fixed Income Indices in Mexico

When analyzing Mexican fixed income indices during the summer (June 20 to September 20), we have seen trends over the past 15 years. We know that through the years, economic and momentum factors are not the same, and what happened in Mexico last year can’t be compared with what happened 10 years ago.  Instead, let’s…

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Jun 16, 2016

Indexing 101: S&P Canada Aggregate Bond Index

The S&P Canada Aggregate Bond Index offers an investable way to participate in a broad index that is designed to measure the performance of the Canadian market.  The index is made up of the following fixed income product groups (see Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1: S&P Canada Aggregate Bond Index and its Subindices The S&P Canada…

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Mar 9, 2015

Canada Yields Hit Low And Go Higher

The yield-to-worst of the S&P Canada Aggregate Bond Index touched a low of 1.53% on February 2, 2015 after 10 years of history in which the index’s yield had been as high as 4.96% back in June 2007.  After a solid total return of 4.35% in January, the index gave up a little ground and…

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