00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.828964 CaOODSP 20221107145154 cr ||||||||||| 161216s2008 onc |o f|0| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- FA3-117/2008E-PDF Government of Yukon's investment in asset-backed commercial paper [electronic resource] : Department of Finance. Report of the Auditor General to the Yukon Legislative Assembly - February 2008 [Ottawa] : Office of the Auditor General of Canada, 2008. iii, 9 p. "February 2008." Issued also in French under title: Placements du gouvernement du Yukon dans du papier commercial adossé à des actifs : Ministère des Finances. "In summer 2007, the Government of Yukon invested a total of $36.5 million in asset-backed commercial paper issued by two trusts (asset-backed commercial paper is a short-term investment in securities backed by a variety of assets such as mortgages, car loans, and credit card balances). The securities were to mature on 31 August 2007 and 4 September 2007. Along with many other investors in asset-backed commercial paper, the Government was unable to recoup its investment at the maturity dates. On 9 November 2007, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada became aware of questions regarding whether the Government had complied with Yukon’s Financial Administration Act when it made the investment. Given that we assess compliance with authorities as part of our annual audit of the Government’s financial statements, we decided to review this matter and report our findings to the Legislative Assembly"--Main Points. gccst Audit Canada. Office of the Auditor General. Placements du gouvernement du Yukon dans du papier commercial adossé à des actifs (CaOODSP)9.829272 PDF 247 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bvg-oag/FA3-117-2008-eng.pdf