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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) recently published the Annual Report (“Report”) of the Joint Regulators Committee (“JRC”) of the Ombudsman for...more
The securities regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan have published a temporary exemption that allows exempt market dealers (“EMDs”) to participate in prospectus...more
It has been one year since the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) introduced the listed issuer financing exemption (the LIFE Exemption) under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions, which is...more
In Frayce v. BMO Investor Line Inc. et al, 2023 ONSC 16 [Frayce], the Ontario Superior of Justice refused to certify a class proceeding brought by aggrieved investors to address the controversial practice of "trailing...more
On September 29, 2022, the members of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) announced that they have approved the amalgamation of their...more
On September 28, 2021, companies trading in the United States over-the-counter securities markets (“OTC Markets”) that do not comply with amended Rule 15c-211 will no longer be eligible for quotation on the OTC Markets,...more
While securities regulators on both sides of the border have provided some relief to dealers and advisors, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have not extended...more
On October 24, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is undertaking a review of Automatic Securities Disposition Plans (ASDPs). ASDPs allow company insiders to sell their company securities...more
U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - SEC and FINRA Issue Joint Statement on Digital Asset Custody Issues - On July 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry...more
In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine several recent U.K.-related cybersecurity developments and the SEC's risk alert reminding investment advisers and broker-dealers to follow through on implementing...more
Last week, J. Christopher Giancarlo promised a “workable” revised position limits proposed rule before he leaves as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sometime this summer. Separately, the Securities and...more
On August 15, 2018, the securities regulatory authorities (together, the "Commissions") of British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon (the "Jurisdictions") announced that effective April 30,...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 61-303 and Request for Comment (the Notice) on April 12, 2018, which outlines issues that the CSA has identified regarding the use of soliciting dealer fee...more
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Final Rules to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings - On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules designed to modernize...more
Recent capital markets conditions have made at-the-market (ATM) offerings an attractive alternative to traditional follow-on equity offerings. ATM offerings reduce execution risk by permitting equity to be sold into the...more
Securities regulatory authorities in each of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick recently announced the creation of a new prospectus exemption that will allow certain issuers to distribute...more
Draft derivatives regulations and a revised draft of the uniform Capital Markets Act (CMA) were issued in August 2015 as part of the process to implement the new Cooperative Capital Market Regulatory System (Cooperative...more
ESMA Says “No for Now” to Granting Passport Rights to US Fund Managers Under AIFMD: The European Securities and Markets Authority told the European Commission last week that it was premature to grant passport rights to...more
In this issue: - SEC Chair Directs Staff to Review Commission Rule Excluding Conflicting Proxy Proposals - SEC Comments on FINRA's Proposed Rule Amendment to Increase Pricing Disclosure - CFTC Grants...more
Cybersecurity, Potential Equity Order Routing Conflicts and AML Among the Top Examination Priorities for SEC in 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations...more