An Exchange-Traded Fund, or ETF as they are commonly known, are an investment fund traded on a stock exchange that holds assets such as stocks, commodities or bonds which track an ...
An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the process involved to take a business public to sell securities such as shares. The process can be a very long one, sometimes taking years, an...
When the media are reporting on the markets you’ll often hear them use the terms Bear Market or Bull Market. If you don’t know what either of those terms means in reference to what...
If you think the only stock exchange in Canada is the Toronto Stock Exchange, you’re missing more than a few. Currently there are eight stock exchanges registered in Canada and eac...
A cease trade order, or CTO as is commonly referred to, is a sanction available to the Nova Scotia Securities Commission when companies or individuals violate securities laws.A CTO...
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) using cryptocurrencies are a new way for businesses to raise capital. Cryptocurrencies are online currencies that have their own monetary value but ar...
In this instance we’re referring to a prospectus that must be filed when a company wants to sell shares to the public. This formal document must be filed with the securities commis...
Once a company in Nova Scotia becomes a reporting issuer and sells shares to the public, it must comply with a number of regulations under the Nova Scotia Securities Act.Before any...
Some forms of crowdfunding are regulated in Nova Scotia, but not all of them. Some common types of crowdfunding involves a business venture or project receiving funding from a larg...
