Other investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

13. Other investments

			2019		2018
			$		$
Fair value through profit or loss (warrants)
		Balance - January 1	3,348		8,092
		Acquisitions	1,085		3,093
		Exercise	(1,055	)	-
		Change in fair value	(1,089	)	(7,837	)
		Deemed disposal (Note 7)	(589	)	-
			1,700		3,348

Fair value through other comprehensive income (shares)
	Balance - January 1		104,055		106,841
		Acquisitions	27,259		14,453
		Transfer from associates (Note 12)	9,676		46,625
		Change in fair value	13,287		(29,773	)
		Transfer to associates (Note 12)	-		(7,048	)
		Disposals - Share Repurchase (Note 21)	(90,546	)	-
		Disposals ⁽ⁱ⁾	(6,322	)	(27,043	)
	Balance - December 31		57,409		104,055

Amortized cost
	Balance - January 1		2,200		200
		Acquisition (Note 14)	8,778		2,000
		Transfer to short-term investments	(2,200	)	-
	Balance - December 31		8,778		2,200
Total			67,886		109,603

(i) In 2019, an investment in a company classified as an investment at fair value through other comprehensive income was acquired by way of a share exchange. This non-cash transaction resulted in the disposal of the investment in the acquiree and the acquisition of an investment in the acquirer for an amount of $5.7 million.

Other investments comprise common shares, warrants, notes receivable and credit facilities, mostly from Canadian publicly traded companies. As at December 31, 2018, other investments also comprised the common shares held in Dalradian, which was a private company from September 7, 2018 up to its disposal in June 2019 (Note 12).