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Sep. 8, 2021

Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 3: Employee, Director, Officer and Consultant exemption

We’re moving on to Part 3 of our series on prospectus exemptions. This week we’re looking at the Employee, Director, Officer and Consultant exemption.When using this exemption an i...

Sep. 1, 2021

Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 2: Family, friends, and business associate’s exemption

Our series on prospectus exemptions continues this week with a look at the family, friends, and business associate’s exemption.Under this exemption securities can be sold to the fo...

Aug. 25, 2021

Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 1: Private issuer exemption

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission routinely tells investors if someone is offering securities as an investment to raise capital, they must provide them with a copy of a disclos...

Aug. 18, 2021

Question of the Week: What is a Principal-Protected Note?

A principal-protected note (PPN) is a fixed-income security that guarantees a minimum return equal to the principal amount invested regardless of the performance of an underlying a...

Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 3: Employee, Director, Officer and Consultant exemption

Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 2: Family, friends, and business associate’s exemption

Question of the Week: What are the prospectus exemptions? Part 1: Private issuer exemption

Question of the Week: What is a Principal-Protected Note?

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