EQUITY INVESTMENT

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

EQUITY INVESTMENT

EQUITY INVESTMENT

In January 2013, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Galileo Global Equity Advisors Inc. (“Galileo”), a privately held Toronto-based asset management firm, to purchase 50 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of Galileo for $600,000. The closing date of the transaction was March 31, 2013. At this time, Galileo continues to have overall control of the operations and investment management activities of Galileo, including its management of the Galileo Funds. After one year, Galileo may terminate the agreement or allow the Company to purchase an additional 15 percent of its shares. There was no material basis difference between the cost of the Company’s investment in Galileo and the Company’s proportionate share of the underlying equity in net assets of Galileo. Frank Holmes, CEO, and Susan McGee, President and General Counsel, serve as directors of Galileo.

On January 17, 2014, Galileo provided written notice allowing U.S. Global to purchase an additional 15 percent of Galileo. U.S. Global plans to proceed with the additional purchase in the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter. After the additional purchase, the Company will own 65 percent of the outstanding shares of Galileo, at which time the Company will re-evaluate whether the investment should continue to be accounted for under the equity method or be consolidated with the operations of the Company.

As the Company lacks control over the investee at this time, the Company accounts for its interest in Galileo under the equity method with its share of Galileo’s profit or loss recognized in earnings. Included in other income for the three and nine months ending March 31, 2014 is $29,758 and $14,991, respectively, of equity method earnings of Galileo.