NSSC Blog: Before You Invest

Nova Scotia Capital Markets 2026: Panels Preview

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Nova Scotia Capital Markets 2026 is coming up later this month. In case you missed it in 2024, Nova Scotia Capital Markets is a bi-annual conference hosted and organized by the Nova Scotia Securities Commission that delivers insightful presentations and discussions on the latest trends, challenges, and developments within Nova Scotia capital markets. The panel discussions will be of interest to issuers, investors, market participants, academics, professionals, and regulators.

Our three featured panels this year include:

Don’t be fooled by fraudsters

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Fraud Prevention Month may have just ended, but protecting yourself from investment fraud should be a year-round focus. Fraudsters and scam artists are constantly looking for investors with money to steal every day. On today, the most foolish of all days, don’t let a fraudster fool you into handing over your hard-earned-money to an investment scam.

Fraud Prevention Resources

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Throughout Fraud Prevention Month we’ve been sharing blog posts, videos, reels, and other online content to educate investors about investment fraud to help them identify it and avoid it. To help Nova Scotians find and connect with fraud prevention resources this post collects links to and descriptions of several of those resources in one place.

Watch out for Ramp and Dump scams online

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A new take on pump and dumps, utilizing social media and messaging apps, is luring investors into some big-time losses. We’re talking about Ramp and Dump scams. If you use a messaging app like WhatsApp or Telegram or scroll though social media channels like Instagram or Facebook, you may have already seen or been pitched a Ramp and Dump scam.

March is Fraud Prevention Month

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March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada. Throughout the month, the Nova Scotia Securities Commission will be delivering fraud prevention content and presentations. Here are some of the presentations and content we have planned in March to help Nova Scotians recognize and avoid investment fraud.

What’s the latest on Value-Referenced Crypto Assets (VRCAs) aka Stablecoins?

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You may have been hearing a lot about Stablecoins, also known as Value-Referenced Crypto Assets (VRCAs), lately. Countries across the globe have been drafting legislation focusing on stablecoins, including here in Canada where they were included in the fall federal budget.

As rules, regulations, and legislation around VRCAs slowly take shape, what are the current securities laws that apply to them?

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