At Pender, we recognize the importance of creating opportunities for women to grow, lead and thrive in their careers. As part of our commitment to professional development, members of our team recently attended The Art of Leadership Women conference in Vancouver, one of Canada's premier events dedicated to advancing and empowering women in the workplace. […]
What soccer can teach us about investing. In the first episode of Pender's World Cup Series, Senior Equity Analyst, Felix Narhi joins host Associate Client Portfolio Manager, Laura Baker to explore what soccer's penalty kick paradox can teach investors about the bias for action and why, in markets and on the field, the hardest decision […]
After returning from Space Canada’s Horizons 2026 conference held at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters, we sat down with Amar Pandya, Equity Portfolio Manager, to discuss the key themes that emerged and how they translate into potential investable opportunities. With the space sector gaining renewed attention, particularly ahead of the anticipated SpaceX IPO, the conversation focused on how structural shifts in government spending, procurement urgency and geopolitical […]
In May, the Fund returned 3.7%, ahead of the TSX at 2.5%. The S&P 1500 Software & Services Index was the standout of the month, up 14%, led by a handful of outperformers, well ahead of both the S&P 500 (+5%) and the TSX (+2.5%), marking its second consecutive month of positive returns. Even so, […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund enjoyed solid performance in May, delivering a total return of 2.1%1. This return was within the context of generally strong bond market conditions as benchmark yields retreated from recent highs and credit spreads were largely unchanged. Leading the way for the Fund again in May was our position in the […]
The month of May felt an awful lot like April, and it’s not just the weather. April was a positive month that saw equity markets recover most, if not all, of the March losses stemming from the US-Iran war concerns. Turning the calendar over to May, many market observers were calling for more of a pause. The conditions that […]
Rethinking Diversification in a Correlated World Pender's CIO and Portfolio Manager, Greg Taylor spoke with Associate Client Portfolio Manager, Laura Baker to discuss how the Pender Alternative Multi-Strategy Income Fund and the newly launched Pender Alternative Multi-Strategy Growth Fund are built to diversify return drivers, not just holdings, in a market where equities and bonds […]
Market Update The equity market rally that closed out the month of March continued through April. This rally has baffled many and is becoming a notable example of what is referred to as the ‘pain trade’. Given recent headlines, many investors had gone defensive. Yet, against all odds, markets finished the month near all-time highs. […]
VANCOUVER, B.C. (TSXV: PTF) Pender Growth Fund Inc. (the “Company”) today announced its financial and operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Financial Highlights Net loss was $528,121 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (March 31, 2025 – net loss of $6,787,305). Net loss per Class C common share (“Share”) […]
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