
According to a PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) study released this week, income trust conversions played a significant role in Canadian intial public offerings in 2005, despite the pause in October and November while the government considered trust tax policy.
iTrust Institute is studying the key features, perceived potential & benefits of income trusts starting from the premise that:
Equities managed and structured like income trusts to flow net gains through to owners by way of frequent and regular distributions of cash can offer superior rates of overall return, support market growth, enhance economic productivity and contribute to growth of the tax base with less risk than other equities given honest managers and a fully competitive market supported by open communications.
We will test this notion and explore related questions.