Handheld ultrasound, AI-guided diagnostics, and expanding access to point-of-care imaging worldwide. In this episode, Cheri Corbett, Partner at Pender Ventures spoke with Clarius CEO Laurent Pelissier, exploring the journey of building a handheld ultrasound platform designed to make medical imaging accessible far beyond traditional hospital settings. The conversation explores the evolution of point-of-care ultrasound, how […]
Markets were volatile this quarter, with small-cap technology in Canada bearing the brunt of the pressure. The S&P/TSX Info-T had one of its worst starts in recent history, driven by intensifying fears of AI-driven disruption and the so-called "SaaS-Pocalypse," even as the S&P/TSX Composite Index reached historic highs near 34,5001. While negative software sentiment may […]
On April 13, Pender's Laura Baker met with students from UBC Sauder’s SWIFT (Sauder Women+ in Finance Training) programme, continuing her longstanding involvement with the initiative since its inception in 2023. SWIFT, delivered in partnership with the UBC Portfolio Management Foundation, is designed to expand access to high quality finance training and support a more inclusive pipeline of talent entering the […]
The first quarter of 2026 was marked by significant volatility that continues to reverberate across global markets. The backdrop has been characterized by pronounced dispersion across equity sectors and individual stocks. The global economy entered 2026 following a 2025 "soft landing" supported by AI spending and fiscal stimulus, but Q1 brought heightened geopolitical risks alongside […]
The class F units of the Pender Bond Universe Fund were up 1.1%1 in the first quarter of 2026, relatively outperforming their benchmark by 0.9%. As rates moved higher in Canada and the US, High Grade was somewhat weaker over the period as were certain credit holdings including the Fund’s Esperion and Meritage Homes converts. […]
Market Update For the last year global equity markets have largely done a good job of overlooking adversity. From trade wars to AI disruption, stocks have been able to climb the proverbial ‘wall of worry’ to record levels. However, as tensions with Iran evolved into a full-on conflict, it became too much to ignore and markets fell. March […]
Market Environment – (More) Energy Shocks and the Prevalence of the US Economy March delivered a blunt reminder that geopolitics can reprice markets faster than fundamentals. The optimism that carried US small and mid-caps to outperformance in the early weeks of 2026 gave way to a more difficult backdrop as instability in the Middle East […]
Market Insights For the last year global equity markets have largely done a good job of overlooking adversity. From trade wars to AI disruption, stocks have been able to climb the proverbial ‘wall of worry’ to record levels. However, as tensions with Iran evolved into a full-on conflict, it became too much to ignore and markets fell. March […]
The late February initiation of hostilities in the Persian Gulf augured in a challenging month for the Pender Corporate Bond Fund, which ended March down -2.2%1. The market reacted to the US-led Iran bombing campaign by widening spreads in corporate credit and pushing benchmark yields higher across the curve, effects which impacted Fund holdings. A […]
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