Fixed Income

Laurentian Bank Securities' Fixed Income Department is based in Montreal (with an office in Toronto) and offers its services to fixed income market participants across Canada. As a Bank of Canada Primary Dealer, LBS provides competitive market making and account coverage in Canadian fixed income securities to institutional, government, corporate, and retail clients, both domestic and foreign.

Our product lines include: Canada's, Crown Corporations (particularly Canada Mortgage Bonds), Provincial issues, Corporate bonds (including high yield), Strips, Municipals, Asset-backed securities, CMBS, FRNs, Repos, Futures, Money Market securities, and Real Return Bonds.

Laurentian also plays a significant role in the underwriting of fixed income securities for the borrowing programs of most Government issuers, including the Government of Canada, Canada Housing Trust, the Provinces, as well as many Corporate entities. LBS has been co-lead on a number of bond underwritings, including Quebec, Hydro Quebec, Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia, Financement Quebec, and Ontario Real Return Bonds.

Alongside the Fixed Income group, LBS has a strong Economics team that provides insights into both the domestic and U.S. economies, timely research on Provincial borrowing programs, and industry studies in specific areas of expertise.

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