NSSC Blog: Before You Invest

Question of the week: What does the enforcement branch do?

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As their name suggests the Enforcement Branch's mandate is to enforce securities laws. Any complaint the commission receives from the public is handled by Enforcement. We investigate these complaints and allegations of misconduct in the capital markets. If the allegations are found to be true we can initiate proceedings against the accused. These allegations could include unlicensed trading or advising in securities, non-disclosure, or targeting investors with scams or fraud.

Happy New Year and welcome to 2017!

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As we start off a new year, the Before You Invest blog is getting a new start as well. We’ll still be doing periodic posts on new legislation, scams and investment news that Nova Scotians need to know about. We’ll also be getting back to the basics for those new to investing and securities with our new Question of the Week. Every Wednesday we’ll post a new question with the answer from our experts at NSSC. We’ve got the first few questions ready to roll out this month, but we also want to hear from you. What do you want to know more about?

Fraud Prevention

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To help prevent fraud, we are encouraging the public to research investments when making any investing decisions. We recommend that investors follow these three easy steps:

Looking back to the future in 2015

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For all those Back to the Future fans out there you may be surprised to know that in the second movie Marty McFly travels from 1985 to the year 2015.

This fun fact makes all fans stop and compared the fictional 2015 with the present one. Where are those cool hoverboards, self tying Nike’s or flying cars? Maybe in another 30 years.

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