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The Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) and the Canadian Association of Income Funds (CAIF) announced the release of an independent governance study on income funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs) to say that "income funds generally compare favourably with public corporations in complying with the governance guidelines established by the Canadian Securities Administrators."
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.