NSSC Blog: Before You Invest

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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Question of the Week – What is liquidity risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 10:00

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

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Question of the Week – What is market risk?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 10:00

We continue our series on investment risk today by looking at market risk.

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Question of the Week – What is risk tolerance?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 10:00

Today the Before You Invest Blog is starting a new series on risk. The series will run for the next nine weeks and look at different types of investment risk. Along the way we’ll talk about and explain:

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Question of the Week – What are asset classes?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 10:00

We did it again. We dropped some terminology in last week’s blog post and people want to know more about it. This week it’s asset classes.

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Question of the Week – What is diversification?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 01/23/2019 - 10:00

In last week’s blog post we mentioned diversification. We briefly explained what it meant, but a few readers asked for a more in depth look at what diversification is and why it is important for all investors to practice.

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Question of the Week – What is time horizon?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 10:00

Time horizon is the length of time you expect to hold on to an investment before selling it. Time horizon can help an investor determine how much risk to take when investing and what types of investments may be suitable for them and their investment goals.

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Question of the Week – Leveraged investment strategy or Double Jeopardy?

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:00

Okay, we are not talking about the TV show or Alex Trebek.

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Nova Scotia Securities Commission Student Connections Program Winter Relaunch!

Submitted by nsscadmin on Fri, 01/04/2019 - 10:00

A new year means a new semester. New classes. New students. New teachers. And with that comes new opportunities.

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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.