Tips on Trusts
Rogers Sugar to Cut on Conversion
- August 6, 2010
Rogers Sugar Income Fund (TSX: RSI-U, OTC: RSGUF) is preparing to make the transition to a corporate structure. Once it does it will yield about 7 percent.
Avenir Diversified Cuts to Convert
- July 9, 2010
Only one company in the Canadian Edge coverage universe trimmed its dividend last month. Avenir Diversified Income Trust (TSX: AVF-U, OTC: AVNDF) also announced it would shed non-core assets as it becomes a corporation.
One Converter's Cut
- June 4, 2010
Daylight Energy (TSX: DAY, OTC: DAYYF) announced a reduction in its post-conversion dividend that was largely determined by natural gas prices.
One Converter's Cut
- June 4, 2010
Daylight Energy (TSX: DAY, OTC: DAYYF) announced a reduction in its post-conversion dividend that was largely determined by natural gas prices.
From A Distance
- May 7, 2010
Distribution cuts these days are all about after Jan. 1, 2011. Strong businesses will be able to sustain payouts similar to what they've maintained as income trusts.
Nine New No-Cut Conversions
- April 9, 2010
One converting trust announced a plan to transition with a dividend cut. Nine will hold the line. This is yet more evidence of the emergence of a new kind of high-yielding investment vehicle in the income trust wake. Or should we now call it a party?
Yellow, Davis + Henderson and 2011
- March 5, 2010
For the first time in quite a while, no How They Rate companies were forced to cut distributions due to weakening businesses.
Good Cut, Bad Cut
- February 5, 2010
Two How They Rate entries announced distribution cuts in the last month. One was part and parcel of a conversion to a corporation and is actually a positive development; the other was not as encouraging.
It Happens in Threes II
- January 8, 2010
Three more How They Rate entries announced distribution cuts last month, but not all slices are equal. One was expected, another wasn't really a "cut" at all, and the last was actually an upside surprise.
It Happens in Threes
- December 4, 2009
Three How They Rate entries announced distribution cuts last month. At the root of all three was the economic weakness in North America that continues to hammer sales, cash flow and distributions.
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