May 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
As noted in our April bulletin, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) released proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (NI...
May 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has taken one step closer to realizing on its recommendations to consolidate the two existing self-regulatory organizations (SROs), IIROC and the MFDA, into a single SRO (New SRO) in CSA Staff Notice and Request for Comment...
May 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
In mid-May, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released CSA Staff Notice 25-305 Application for Approval of the New Investor Protection Fund. The release of the application is the next step following the recommendations in CSA Position Paper 25-404 to...
May 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has proposed a Regulation to amend Regulation 31-103 respecting Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations to set out transitional provisions to ensure that mutual fund dealers registered in...
May 31, 2022 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), COVID-19, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Despite the impending consolidation of IIROC and the MFDA discussed earlier in this bulletin, staff of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are required to assess both self-regulatory organizations (SROs) and their respective investor protection funds (IPFs)...
May 31, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
Recent amendments to the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Act, 2016 (FSRA Act), effective April 29, 2022, marks the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s (FSRA) ongoing efforts to help identify misconduct in the non-securities...
May 31, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
A friendly reminder that amendments to legislation clarifying the “Outside Activity” (OA) reporting framework and modernizing registration information requirements will be coming into force on June 6, 2022. These amendments are meant to establish a more efficient...
May 31, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
As the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) continue to work toward SEDAR+ as its new filing portal – now scheduled to be implemented in February 2023 – companies and fund groups with an existing SEDAR profile are asked to ensure that all profile...
May 31, 2022 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), FAQs, Regulatory Compliance
Since the enhancements introduced as part of the Client Focused Reforms (CFR) came into force in 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has been providing the industry with additional guidance by publishing an FAQ with a few updated responses to questions...
May 31, 2022 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have written the following articles we thought might interest our readers: Ontario Court Grants Anton Piller Order in Cryptocurrency Heist Immediate and Permanent Changes to Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws Mind Your Spreadsheets: Tips to...
