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On March 1, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) made an order extending the blanket relief issued in February 2021 that provides an exemption from underwriting conflicts disclosure requirements for foreign private...more
Direct listings have been a hot topic in the news lately, particularly in light of the recent submission of proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (and indications...more
On October 30, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filed a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule – Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) (the “Rule”), which is...more
MiFID II is Europe’s new financial regulation for investment business which came into effect on 3 January 2018. The banking and legal industries seem to be unsure about whether or not MiFID II treats both issuers and buy-side...more
On December 9, 2016, the United States Treasury Department published regulations (the “Issue Price Regulations”) setting forth new rules for the determination of the issue price of a tax-exempt bond issue. The Issue Price...more
In what seems to be a bow to the Trump Administration, FINRA has issued Regulatory Notice 17-14 which broadly seeks comments on FINRA rules that impact capital formation. ...more
On December 9, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released new regulations under Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (referred to herein as the code) regarding the determination of the...more
For a variety of reasons related to arbitrage, it often is important to identify the "issue price" of tax-exempt bonds with precision and certainty. Existing Treasury Regulations generally allow the "issue price" of publicly...more
On December 9, 2016, the IRS released final Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relating to the “issue price” of tax-exempt bonds for purposes of arbitrage investment restrictions. Although, on balance, an...more
Private placement offerings are an increasingly active part of the securities business. One especially complicated and emerging area of private placements is the EB-5 Investor Visa Regional Center Program. Under the current...more
This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more
Introduction - Managers of water and wastewater utilities face complex financial challenges. The purpose of this guidebook is to provide an overview of issues relating to the financing of water and wastewater projects...more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently awarded damages of just over $16 million against Thomas Weisel Partners Canada Inc. (now Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.) for failing to close on a bought deal private placement...more