NSSC Blog: Before You Invest

Question of the Week – How do investments make money?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 10:00

Investments make money in multiple ways, including:

1. By paying out income

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Question of the Week – What are annuities?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 04/17/2019 - 10:00

Annuities are financial products that delivers a steady payment to an individual. They are primarily used as an income stream for retired people.

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Question of the Week – What is foreign investment risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 04/10/2019 - 10:00

We conclude our investment risk series this week by looking at foreign investment risk.

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Question of the Week – What is longevity risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:00

We’re getting close to wrapping up our risk series, and today we’re looking at longevity risk.

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Question of the Week – What is Time Horizon Risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 03/27/2019 - 10:00

This week our risk series is focusing on time horizon risk.

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Question of the Week – What is inflation risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 10:00

This week our series on risk is looking at inflation risk.

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Question of the Week – What is reinvestment risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 10:00

The risk series continues this week with a look at reinvestment risk.

Reinvestment risk is the risk of reinvesting the income from an investment or the principal at a lower interest rate.

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Question of the Week – What is Credit Risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 10:00

The risk series has landed on credit risk this week.

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March is Fraud Prevention Month!

Submitted by nsscadmin on Fri, 03/01/2019 - 10:00

March is Fraud Prevention Month. Throughout the month we’ll be sharing information on how to recognize and avoid investment fraud on our website, Twitter feed and relaunched YouTube Channel.

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Question of the Week – What is concentration risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 10:00

This week the risk series shines the spotlight on concentration risk.

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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.