Al Rosen, in the second of a three part series in the Financial Post about the transition from Canadian GAAP to IFRS: IFRS is too weak in its current form for investors to accept on par with current Canadian standards. Nonetheless, we are on course to implement IFRS in just three years. He quotes andContinue reading “IFRS and principles too weak to work?”
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Income trusts get distributable cash standard
Canada’s CAs have announced guidance for a key metric of income trusts, that of distributable cash. The term ‘distributable cash’ generally refers to the cash that an income trust could potentially distribute to unit holders. Investors use this information when assessing the entity’s ability to fund future distributions and to help value their investments. ButContinue reading “Income trusts get distributable cash standard”