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Finance committee Yes, we weren't doing any ultra-long, as we call it—we were not doing any 50-year bonds before.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee In the last three years, I will say it's about 45% in long, two to five is about 35%, and then 20% in T-bills.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee It's one way of looking at it. When we look at the market, we see there's a lot of volatility and uncertainty about where the rates will be in the future. When we plan our debt strategy, we want to plan it to be able to face different economic circumstances. We also need to make
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee I cannot calculate the discount, but I know when I talk to investors—
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee The difference right now?
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee It's about 70 basis points right now.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee About 15 basis points, so maybe 85 or 90 basis points.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee You can also see it the other way around. If I lock in today, I take the risk of potentially having benefits in the future, which is unsure compared to making sure today we're paying less interest rates. The best example would be after the financial crisis when rates went to an a
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee No, we want liquidity. On markets when they buy our bonds to be sure that they will be able to sell it back in the market and that's what we referred to as liquidity. It's really in the three- to five-year sector that you see more liquidity. Investors like to be able to buy a pro
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee I can answer this question. I'm Nicolas Moreau. I'm the General Director of the Funds Management Division. It's a very good question. Thank you. We will have a larger share in the two-, three-, and five-year sectors. This is strictly by construction. As you know, when we issue a
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee Approximately, yes.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee There are some that are more recent. Every year we are issuing 10-years and 30-years. When we go back to those shares, the 10-years and above have been growing over the past few years. We used to have a much shorter-term debt in circulation, especially after the financial crisis
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee I don't have that number offhand, but it's something I could clarify for you.
May 8th, 2017Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee Exactly.
May 8th, 2017Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau
Finance committee The exact number is $1.1—
May 8th, 2017Committee meeting
Nicolas Moreau