The principal mandate of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC) is to protect Nova Scotia investors. One of the ways we do that is by issuing investor alerts and cautions. Yo...
Fraud prevention month may have just ended, but our fraud warnings haven’t. During fraud prevention month the Nova Scotia Securities Commission shared warnings and information abou...
Throughout Fraud Prevention Month our Before You Invest Blog and social media channels have been sharing information on some prominent investment frauds that have been causing inve...
If you live in Nova Scotia you may have noticed ads recently for an online crypto trading platform called NovaCrypto. Specifically, you may have seen ads like this:We’ve got a secr...
We’re back with the second part in our short series looking at impersonation scams. Last week we looked at rich and famous impersonation scams. This week we’ll look at impersonatio...
It’s Fraud Prevention Month and to help protect investors we’re going to highlight a couple of prevalent scams that have caused considerable losses for investors throughout North A...
March is Fraud Prevention Month. Throughout the month the Nova Scotia Securities Commission will be sharing content designed to help readers better recognize and avoid investment f...
It’s never been easier to invest. Thanks to investing apps on smartphones, you can buy and sell investments and check on your investment portfolio almost anytime, anywhere. The eas...
It’s Valentine’s Day, but unfortunately love isn’t the only thing in the air. Frauds and scams have found their way into the world of romance and people are losing more than just t...
A new year means a new semester. New classes. New students. New teachers. And with that comes new opportunities.Throughout the fall term in 2023, staff from the Nova Scotia Securit...
