During Fraud Prevention Month in March we will be taking a closer look at some forms of market misconduct. Not all forms of market misconduct are frauds, but many do, or can be use...
Arguably the most infamous fraudster in history, everyone knows the name Charles Ponzi. They may know the name, but that doesn’t mean they know the story behind the man who swindle...
March is Fraud Prevention Month! All month long we will be sharing special content on investment fraud. This will include our regular Question of the Week posts every Wednesday, as...
In last week’s question of the week blog post we mentioned the term accredited investor. That left some of our readers scratching their heads, because they didn’t know what an accr...
In the news last week, a Canadian company announced a private placement offering. That led to the question, what is that exactly? A private placement offering is a way for a compan...
Last week we answered the question, “What is active management” which ultimately led to another question – What is passive management?Passive management is an investing strategy th...
Active management is an investment strategy where an investment manager makes specific investments in an effort to outperform an investment benchmark or market index, such as the T...
A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is an investment vehicle that invests predominantly in income-producing real estate. This income-producing real estate can include offices and...
The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) is the self-regulatory organization that oversees mutual fund dealers in Canada. All salespeople employed by mutual fund dealer...
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is the national self-regulatory organization (SRO) that oversees all investment dealers and trading activity in de...
