Oct 30, 2020 | News, Regulatory Compliance
It’s time for Ontario-registered firms, unregistered exempt international dealer/adviser firms, and unregistered investment fund managers to get ready to file their annual participation fee calculations with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) by December 1 and...
Oct 30, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Corporate Law
On October 6, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 213 Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (the Bill). If enacted as proposed, the Bill will eliminate director residency requirements for corporations established under the Ontario Business...
Oct 30, 2020 | Regulatory Compliance
On October 13, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) published for comment its proposed 2021-22 Statement of Priorities (SoP). We think our readers may find the following elements of the proposed SoP interesting. Cross-Sectoral Priorities: FSRA...
Oct 30, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Regulatory Compliance
Readers might recall that in August 2019, we reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was taking enforcement action against Ontario-based crypto-currency issuer Kik Interactive Inc. (Kik), alleging that it had made an unregistered offering of...
Oct 30, 2020 | Corporate Finance, COVID-19
On October 29, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published their biennial report (Report) on staff reviews of reporting issuers’ continuous disclosure (CD). Although the Report focuses mainly on staff’s findings for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and...
Oct 30, 2020 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On October 1, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published joint whistleblower guidance (Guidance) encouraging the public to submit tips on potential abusive trading, including illegal insider...
Oct 30, 2020 | Cyber-security and Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance
In April, we wrote that the Financial Stability Board (FSB) was seeking comment on 46 recommended cyber incident response and recovery (CIRR) practices for financial institutions. On October 19, the FSB published its final “toolkit” consisting of 49 recommendations...
Oct 30, 2020 | Events, News
AUM Law is proud to sponsor the Portfolio Management Association of Canada’s National Conference, Hindsight is 2020: The Year in Review and What Lies Ahead, on November 17. Click here to see the agenda and to register, and please stop by our virtual booth to say...
Oct 30, 2020 | News, Nutshell Series
In October 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) finalized their client-focused reforms to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (NI 31-103) (CFRs or Amendments). The CFRs are the most sweeping...
Oct 9, 2020 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), News, Regulatory Compliance
On September 28, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published guidance in the form of responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about how to interpret and implement the client-focused reforms (CFRs) to National Instrument 31-103 Registration...
