Canadian securities regulators recently implemented three blanket orders introducing exemptions intended to reduce friction for capital raising. Key among these improvements is an exemption that eliminates the requirement for...more
4/22/2025
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Capital Markets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Prospectus ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Regulation
In a first for Canadian securities laws, on October 20, 2023 Ontario’s Capital Markets Tribunal (Tribunal) released substantive guidance on the meaning of the “necessary course of business” (NCOB) exception to the prohibition...more
11/2/2023
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Capital Markets ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Disclosure ,
Good Faith ,
Insider Information ,
Insider Trading ,
MNPI ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Regular Course of Business ,
Securities Act ,
Tribunals
Davies has submitted a comprehensive comment letter on a new Capital Markets Act (CMA) proposed by the Ontario Ministry of Finance, on the recommendation of the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce, to replace the Ontario...more