Jun 30, 2022 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), Regulatory Compliance
As you may know, many of the provincial regulators including staff at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), are currently conducting a wide sweep of registrant firms. This sweep is meant to review how the industry has adapted to and applied the conflict of interest...
Jun 30, 2022 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), Regulatory Compliance
Identifying OAs: Regulators have been busy with the implementation of the client focused reforms (CFRs) and the recent amendments to National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information (NI 33-109) and National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions...
Jun 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
On May 26, 2022, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued a draft version of Guideline B-15: Climate Risk Management (Guideline). The Guideline represents the latest in a series of developments that demonstrate OSFI’s forward-looking...
Jun 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released its 2022-2025 Business Plan on June 27, 2022. As noted in the message from the new CSA Chair, Stan Magidson, the plan sets out six strategic goals which focus on investor confidence in the Canadian capital markets...
Jun 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released a request for comment on June 9th relating to derivatives data reporting requirements in OSC Notice and Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments to OSC Rule 91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting (and...
Jun 30, 2022 | Cyber-security and Data Privacy, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
As we reported in our May 2022 Bulletin, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are consulting on the application to consolidate the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) with the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) by the...
Jun 30, 2022 | COVID-19, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On June 13, 2022, the Independent Evaluation of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) [investments mandate] was released. In accordance with its Terms of Reference and a Memorandum of Understanding between the Canadian Securities Administrators...
Jun 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
What would happen to your firm and clients in the event your registered individuals are no longer able to perform their registerable duties? That is a question that is top of mind for regulators and one which staff is likely to ask about in the course of a regulatory...
Jun 30, 2022 | Investment Funds, News, Regulatory Compliance
As referenced in our article above, the amendments to National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information (NI 33-109) are now in force. As a result, any changes required to be made to an individual registrant’s Form 33-109F4 must be done no later than June 6, 2023....
Jun 30, 2022 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have written the following articles we thought might interest our readers: Fund Total Cost Reporting – Coming to Investor Statements by 2025? Cullen Commission Final Report Makes Sweeping Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering Regulation in...
