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I Didn’t Like RioCan (REI.UN.TO) Before It Cut Its Dividend; What About Now?

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At the beginning of December, RioCan (REI.UN.TO) dropped a bomb for retirees: They slashed their dividend by 33%. "As RioCan continues to navigate through the uncertain retail landscape created by the COVID-19 pandemic and faces an unknown length and breadth of closures, the Board has taken the prudent action of reducing our distribution. A more conservative payout ratio is important in this undeniably challenging environment despite our well positioned portfolio, solid base of tenants and deep …

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Canadian REITs 2011 Income Trust Survivors

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    We just turned the corner into 2011 and something big happened on the Canadian market; most income trusts have disappeared. On Halloween of 2006 (you talk about scary news, huh?), the Canadian Finance minister, Jim Flaherty, announced that most income trusts will have to convert into corporations by January 1st 2011. This was in reaction of the growing interest for corporations to switch over to an Income Trust structure for taxation purposes. It all started with the famous …

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