Insights

At Lysander Funds we strive to inform and educate Canadian investors. In this section you'll find resources that highlight the thinking of our Portfolio Managers.

Canso Market Observer – July 2022

Once it looked like inflation was not a “temporary supply side” phenomenon, central banks rushed to correct their now very obvious mistake. They had created far too much money than was necessary for actual economic activity…

Lysander-Slater Preferred Share ActivETF Announces Cash Distributions

TORONTO, July 11, 2022 /CNW/ – Lysander Funds Limited (“Lysander”) announces the July, August, and September 2022 cash distributions for the Lysander-Slater Preferred Share ActivETF (TSX Symbol: PR). Unitholders of record at the close of business on July 29,…

Central Banks are Losing Credibility and Interest Rates are Rising: Now is the Time for Bond Investors to Act

Ian Marthinsen

Watershed Moment On Friday, June 10th, 2022, Headline YoY US CPI was reported at a level of 8.6%, exceeding market expectations and was the largest print since December 1981. The May 2022 US CPI print could…

Canso Credit Income Fund – Recirculation of Class A Units (TSX Ticker: PBY.UN)

TORONTO, June 20, 2022 /CNW/ – Lysander Funds Limited announces that Canso Credit Income Fund (the “Fund”) intends to recirculate Class A units of the Fund (TSX ticker: PBY.UN) tendered for redemption under the Fund’s annual…

Canso and GICs – May 2022

1. Greater Initial Yield–Lysander-Canso fixed income funds’ portfolios generally have greater yields than 1-Year, 3-Year, and 5-Year GICs as of March 31st, 2022 2. Historical Outperformance–Lysander-Canso fixed income funds have demonstrated outperformance compared to GICs, as…

The Dot Plot Thickens

The Federal Reserve’s dot plot was created in 2012 post the financial recession of 2008 / 2009. In 2012, like recent times, interest rates were virtually at zero. The dot plot was created to give Fed…

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