June is Seniors Month

Submitted by nsscadmin on Mon, 06/01/2020 - 09:44

June is Seniors Month. On the Nova Scotia Securities Commission website, you can find all of our investor education materials and information for seniors in one place – nssc.novascotia.ca/seniors

On this webpage you’ll find basic investing information on a variety of topics including, investment accounts, investment fees, registration, investment risk, financial elder abuse, and more.

You’ll also find our online guide: Safe Investing for Seniors: Recognizing fraud and financial elder abuse and our two printable information sheets:

Protecting Seniors from Investment Fraud

Financial Elder Abuse: Know the Signs, Know What to Do

There are also links to our Financial Elder Abuse Video Series. This three-part series includes:

Part 1: Are you or a loved one vulnerable to financial elder abuse?

Part 2: What are the warning signs of financial elder abuse?

Part 3: Start the conversation. Talking about financial elder abuse.

Throughout Seniors Month keep an eye on our Before You Invest Blog. Every Wednesday during Seniors Month we’ll be debuting a new post with important information for seniors, their families and their caregivers. The blog schedule includes:

Wednesday, June 3 - Protect yourself from financial elder abuse

Wednesday, June 10 – Protect your loved ones from financial elder abuse

Wednesday, June 17 - Proposed changes to securities regulations to enhance protections of older adults and vulnerable clients. Part 1: Trusted Contact Person

Wednesday, June 24 - Proposed changes to securities regulations to enhance protections of older adults and vulnerable clients. Part 1: Temporary Holds

Failure to file annual financial statements.
Failure to file interim financial statements.
Failure to file an annual or interim management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) or an annual or interim management report of fund performance (MRFP).
Failure to file an Annual Information Form (AIF).
Failure to file a certification of annual or interim filings required by Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (MI 52-109).
Failure to file required proxy materials or a required information circular.
Failure to file an issuer profile supplement on the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI).
Failure to file a material change report.
Failure to provide a written update after filing a confidential report of a material change.
Failure to file a business acquisition report.
Failure to file annual oil and gas disclosure prescribed by National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure of Oil and Gas Activities (NI 51-101) or technical reports for a mineral project required under NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101).
Failure to file a mandatory news release.
Failure to file corporate governance disclosure as required by national Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (NI 58-101).
Failure to file audit committee disclosure as required by Multilateral Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees (MI 52-110) or BC Instrument 52-509 Audit Committees.
Failure to include disclosure in an issuer’s MD&A relating to disclosure controls and procedures and their direct effectiveness that is referred to in a certificate filed under MI 52-109.
Financial statements of the reporting issuer, or the auditors’ report accompanying the financial statements, do not comply with the requirements of NI 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (NI 51-102), National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure (NI 81-106) or National Instrument 52-107 Acceptable Accounting Principles, Auditing Standards and Reporting Currency (NI 52-107).
The reporting issuer has acknowledged that its financial statements, or the auditors’ report accompanying the financial statements, may no longer be relied upon.
The reporting issuer’s AIF, MD&A, MRFP, information circular, or business acquisition reports do not contain information for each of the content items required by NI 51-102 or NI 81-106.
The reporting issuer’s technical disclosure or other reports do not comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 43-101 or 51-101.
Failure to pay a fee required by the Act or the regulations.
Failure to comply with any other requirement related to continuous disclosure.