Marlene Puffer in Benefits Canada, July/August 2014.
Articles
The Transition from Tapering: Fixed Income Trends
Interview with Marlene Puffer in The Analyst, Toronto CFA Society, September 2014.
Canadian Investment Review - Advisory Board
For ten years Dr. Puffer held an advisory role on strategic direction for the Canadian Investment Review, (CIR) Canada’s premier resource for institutional investors. She has published several articles in the CIR.
US Mortgage Market Regulations and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Marlene Puffer and Michael Lea, in International Journal of Property Sciences, 2009.
Read the ArticleBringing Down the House, Fallout from the Market Collapse
Marlene Puffer and Michael Lea, in International Journal of Property Sciences, 2009.
Marlene Puffer and Michael Lea, in Canadian Investment Review, Winter 2008
Read the ArticleThe Fall of Fannie and Freddie: Autumn Leaves Mortgage Giants in Limbo
Marlene Puffer in Canadian Investment Review, Fall 2008.
Read the ArticleImplications of BCE Transaction for Bond Covenants
Marlene Puffer in Benefits and Pensions Monitor, August 2008.
Read the ArticleCanada Mortgage Bonds Program Evaluation
KPMG LLP – CMHC Report, August 2008. This report analysed the effectiveness of Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMB) as financing vehicles for Canadian residential mortgages and assessed the impact of the funding program on the cost of mortgages for Canadians.
Twist Financial interviewed markets participants associated with the CMB program, wrote extensive studies on the structure of Canadian mortgage and funding markets and on the academic literature that contributed to this report. Dr. Puffer wrote the Addendum on Current Market Conditions (Annex C of the Report) that updated the report’s findings to reflect the events and market reaction associated with the financial crisis.
Read the ArticleGetting it Together, The ins and outs of the ABCP restructuring deal
Marlene Puffer in Canadian Investment Review, Summer 2008.
Reprinted in part in the Toronto CFA Society Analyst Newsletter, Fall, 2008
The Big Freeze; ABCP: Anatomy of a Liquidity Crunch
Marlene Puffer in Canadian Investment Review, Winter, 2007
Reprinted in part in the Toronto CFA Society Analyst Newsletter, March, 2008