This Month’s Poll
Is the new Canada Groceries and Essential Benefit the right solution to help Canadians with inflation?Understanding Synthetic Dispositions – Forward Sale, Other Assets
The March 21, 2013 budget closed several loopholes including synthetic dispositions. Knowledge Bureau Report has been examining examples of arrangements that are now closed and their financial outcomes. Last issue we examined the forward sale of securities; in this issue, we provide an example involving the forward sale of other assets.
Do You Know What Investment Fraud Looks Like?
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – According to a recent survey conducted by the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC), one in five Manitobans have been approached by what they thought was investment fraud, thirty percent of Manitobans don’t recognize investment fraud and twenty five percent believe that reporting investment fraud is more trouble than it is worth.
