May 30, 2024 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Earlier this month, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released its 6-year strategic plan. The plan sets out the OSC’s new mandate, vision, and goals. The release begins by reminding us how much the financial markets that we live and work in have changed since...
May 30, 2024 | Investment Funds, Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced a number of time-limited exemptions from the dealer registration requirements to support capital raising for early-stage Ontario businesses. These initiatives are part of the OSC TestLab Program and include an...
May 30, 2024 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On April 25, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published two research reports that examined how the implementation of the Client Relationship Model Phase 2 (CRM2) amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and...
May 30, 2024 | Regulatory Compliance
The type and use of promotions for securities has long been scrutinized and regulated. For example, in 2021, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) released for comment Proposed BCI 51-519 Promotional Activity Disclosure Requirements, which set out a...
May 30, 2024 | Corporate Finance, Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, Regulatory Compliance
Earlier this month, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released its annual risk outlook for 2024 to 2025. Each year, OFSI releases this report, which provides an overview of the current risk environment facing the Canadian financial...
May 30, 2024 | Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, Regulatory Compliance
The Consumer Advisory Panel (Panel) to the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) provides advice from a consumer perspective on policy and regulatory matters and initiatives, among other duties. Earlier this month, the Panel released its report for...
May 30, 2024 | Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On April 25, 2024, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) proposed a new integrated fee model for investment dealers and mutual fund dealers, to be effective April 1, 2025. The model is comprised of three components: the Annual Dealer Member Fee, Fees...
May 30, 2024 | Regulatory Compliance
Registrants in Ontario must complete the 2024 Risk Assessment Questionnaire in the next few weeks and submit it through the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) Electronic Filing Portal. Registrants should have received the questionnaire on May 8th. The OSC has...
May 30, 2024 | Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Compliance
Professionals at AUM Law can help registered firms meet their training obligations by providing in-person or virtual training for staff, tailored to the requirements that apply to your firm, on a fixed-fee basis. We provide training on several core regulatory topics,...
May 30, 2024 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have provided a variety of insights we thought might interest our readers: ESG-related investment fund disclosure in 2024: “Walk your talk” ESG at BLG: Lessons learned from inside the ESG Journey at Canada’s law firm After the handshake: Good...
May 9, 2024 | Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Click the link to access a PDF of the article >> AUM Law | CIRO’s Proposed Integrated Fee Model | May 2024 On April 25, 2024, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) proposed a new integrated fee model for investment dealers and mutual fund...
