Month: November 2023
Nov 30, 2023 | Featured
In this bulletin: Rate your Priorities – OSC Releases Draft Statement of Priorities The Digital Transformation: OSC Report on Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets Reporting Transparency on Air: Report on OBSI Oversight From Script to Screen: CIRO Releases...
Nov 30, 2023 | Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has released its annual draft Statement of Priorities for 2024-2025 (SoP). There are no less than 16 key priorities set out in the SoP. The priorities we think may be of most relevance to our readers are described below. Assess...
Nov 30, 2023 | Cyber-security and Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance
This month, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) in collaboration with Ernst & Young LLP published its first report (the Report) on the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Ontario’s capital markets. The Report canvasses the ways AI is currently...
Nov 30, 2023 | Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Economic Sanctions, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On October 12, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published Staff Notice 31-364 (the Notice) containing their Annual Report (Report) of the Joint Regulators Committee (JRC) which oversees the...
Nov 30, 2023 | Investment Funds, Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, Regulatory Compliance
On October 10, 2023, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) launched a public consultation on its proposed 2024-2025 Statement of Priorities (SoP) and budget. The objective of the consultation is to obtain feedback from stakeholders, including...
Nov 30, 2023 | Economic Sanctions, Regulatory Compliance
The Ministry of Finance in Ontario (Ministry) released a consultation last month that would impact the time the public is afforded to comment on proposed rules released by either the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) or the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of...
Nov 30, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has proposed amendments to OSC Rule 13-502 Fees and OSC Rule 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) Fees in order to charge new fees for (i) restricted dealers and (ii) firms that are permitted to carry on business under terms and...
Nov 30, 2023 | Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently released Staff Notice 23-332 Summary of Comments and Responses to CSA/IIROC Staff Notice 23-329 Short Selling in Canada (the Staff Notice). The Staff...
Nov 30, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
It is never too early to think about filing exempt trade reports for investment fund issuers that file on an annual basis. Investment funds that have relied on specified prospectus exemptions under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions, being the accredited...
Nov 30, 2023 | Events, News, Regulatory Compliance
Don’t change that dial; on November 30 AUM Law’s Chris Tooley participated as a speaker for the third year in a row at the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Training Session hosted by PMAC. Chris covered core concepts around money laundering and...
Nov 30, 2023 | Events, News
We are proud to have sponsored the Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC) Annual Conference, alongside Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) on November 14 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. November 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023 | Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Events, News
AUM is happy to have sponsored the Conduct, Compliance and Legal Section (CCLS) Education Sub-committee of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) event, alongside Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) on November 30. November 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG LLP have written a number of thought-provoking articles our readers may be interested in, including the following: Understanding the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO): A quick primer OSC issues new summary report with guidance...
Nov 30, 2023 | Events, News
AUM Law’s founder Kevin Cohen had the pleasure of moderating the annual AIMA Canada Regulatory Forum, which discusses a number of current topics impacting compliance, registration and investment funds, as well as questions for the regulators on November 30. November...
