Q: Can I get 5i's updated view on Element Financial? Earnings were released on Wednesday and they seemed to match guidance and street expectations. I also noticed it has been doing quite well over the past few months compared to banks (although bank earnings see to be giving banks some catch up). How do you think EFN will do versus the rest of the financial sector?
Q: My investment in Element Financial has NOT proven very rewarding this past year (down a few pennies ) I am interested in growth and would appreciate your advice...,hang in or move on.
Q: Just a quick question to get any latest thoughts on EFN. It's been down a lot (so sell?) but it's getting to the bottom of its range (so buy more?). What do you think. I have half a position.
Q: Good luck with your recovery,I will be making a contribution towards your ride.Thank you for excellent service.
Would like your thoughts on EFN Element Financial.
Thank you Doreen
Q: Comment to Shirley re: the new EFN preferred share issue: If you are interested in this new issue, I strongly suggest that you consider instead a "market purchase" of EFN.PR.C, which was issued a few months ago, and offers both a better (+0.1%) coupon rate and a higher (9bp) reset rate, while obviously having an identical credit quality and nearly the same reset date (a few months earlier). Furthermore, EFN.PR.C is about to go "ex-dividend", and so will from the start give an additional nearly 41 cent advantage over the new EFN issue. At the moment I'm writing this, EFN.PR.C is trading at $25.00.
Q: Could you please give me your opinion on Element Financial latest offering:
Element Financial (6.40% Cumulative Redeemable 5-year Rate Reset Preferred Shares)
Short Description: Offering of Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series E
Price: $25.00 CDN per share.
Settlement: June 18th, 2014.
Thank you
Shirley
Q: Can you provide an opinion on Elements (EFN) purchase of PHH Arval. As well, would you recommend purchasing any of the new issues associated with this purchase. I notice that the 6.4% 5 year rate reset issue is not sold out yet at TD. Can you provide your comments to this as well. Thank you.
Q: Peter; Thanks for the EFN reply. Insiders have been buying the EFN prefs, class A and C which yield
roughly 6.5% each. Could you comment on their safety for income and are they rated ? No rush . Thanks.Rod
Q: Peter et al,
You recently reported on Fiera (Fzv). I had considered it previously but forgot it when you recommended Element Finance which I bought. Considering that they are approximately the same price and Fiera pays a dividend and Element does not and Element is bigger which would you recommend or are they more or less equal?
Gary
Q: Is there any news out on Element Financial EFN, it seems to have a lot of downward movement in the last couple of days. Any info would be appreciated.