NEWS WATCH
Every year, the Globe & Mail team of Report on Business writers undertake a review and ranking of companies using considerations related to corporate governance. And with inclusion of trusts in the S&P/TSX Composite Index, they have tested their abilities to include just the 15 largest trusts along with other public companies. The first round of results might be interesting in general.
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.