Apr 28, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
Do you think more information is needed about diversity on boards and in the C-suite? Canadian regulators do. But they can’t decide how much more information is enough. As a result, they have published two proposals. One proposal, supported by the securities...
Apr 28, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
On March 27, 2023, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) released draft guidance (the Draft Guidance) for public consultation setting out FSRA’s approach to imposing Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs). The Draft Guidance is intended to...
Apr 28, 2023 | Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, Regulatory Compliance
On March 28, 2023, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) released updated draft interpretation guidance (the Draft Guidance) that addresses requirements and expectations for FSRA-licensed mortgage brokers, agents, brokerages and administrators...
Apr 28, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On April 20, 2023, the securities and insurance regulators announced final changes to total cost reporting (TCR) disclosure for investment funds and individual segregated fund contracts. The changes for the securities sector are through amendments to National...
Apr 28, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On an annual basis, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) delivers a multi-year business plan addressed to the Minister of Finance, which among other items, includes the OSC’s Statement of Priorities (SoP), which the OSC undertakes as its goals and priorities for...
Apr 28, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
As of January 1, 2023, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) came together as the New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO). The newly amalgamated organization advised that...
Apr 28, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) receives advice from a consumer perspective from the Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP). In April, CAP released a report on its activities for the year ended December 31, 2022, which may be of interest to those...
Apr 28, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The CSA released the annual report (Report) summarizing its key activities in 2022 with respect to its oversight of what was then known as the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and...
Apr 28, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) has proposed amendments to the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR) and the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules (IDPC Rules) to help facilitate the move from a T+2 settlement cycle to a T+1...
Apr 28, 2023 | FAQs, Regulatory Compliance
Question: Can a “Term Sheet” be an Offering Memorandum? Answer: In some circumstances, yes. In Ontario, an offering memorandum (an OM) can be any document, or a collection of documents, that describes the “business and affairs” of an issuer that was prepared for the...
Apr 28, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
Our colleagues at BLG have provided the following insights we thought might interest our readers: Cyber risk management guidance for Canadian corporate directors – 2023 Update Climate-related disclosures: The Big Three’s proxy voting guidance and expectations Canada’s...
