Category: Featured

Bulletin | Halloween Edition | October 2020

Oct 30, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: Reminder: OSC Participation Fee Calculation and Payment Ontario Proposes Changes to Business Corporations Act CSA Guidance on Client-Focused Reforms – Part 2 FSRA Publishes 2021-22 Statement of Priorities for Comment Kik Back in the News After...

Bulletin | Roll up Your Sleeves Edition | September 2020

Sep 30, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: CSA Publishes FAQ Guidance on Client-Focused Reforms OSC’s CRR Branch Publishes Its Annual Report on Registrants CSA Proposes Changes to Offering Memorandum Prospectus Exemption CSA Ban on Certain Trailing Commissions to Take Effect in June 2022 CSA...

Bulletin | Work from Wherever Edition | August 2020

Aug 31, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: CSA Finalizes Amendments to Syndicated Mortgages Regime, While OSC and FSRA Publish Local Rules and Guidance for Comment FSRA Consults on Rules and Guidance for the Use of Financial Advisor and Financial Planner Titles Ontario Consults on on...

Bulletin | Dive-in Edition | July 2020

Jul 31, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: Ontario’s Capital Markets Modernization Task Force Releases Consultation Report CSA Publishes Guidance on Flexible CCO Arrangements Watch Out or Wash Out: Coinsquare Executives Learn That Innovation Isn’t a Free Pass to Violate Securities Laws...

Bulletin | Staycation Edition | June 2020

Jun 30, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: CSA Consults on Potential Reforms to SRO Framework CSA Members Say They’ve Made It Easier to Register Client Relationship Management Specialists Federal Court of Appeal Rules on Constitutionality and Application of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation OSC...

Bulletin | Taking Care of Business Edition | May 2020

May 29, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: The RAQ is Back on Track OSC Issues Progress Report on Its Burden Reduction Initiatives OSC Staff Share Compliance Program Updates during PMAC’s Spring Regulatory and Compliance Webcast FSRA Issues Guidance Concerning Mortgage-Based Investments...

Bulletin | Working From Home Edition | April 2020

Apr 30, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: CSA Extends Deadline to Implement Conflicts-Related Client-Focused Reforms by 6 Months CSA and FSRA Extend Timeline for Implementing Changes to Syndicated Mortgages Regime Cyber-Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond Get Ready to Report...

Bulletin | Spring Edition | March 2020

Mar 31, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: You’ve Activated Your Business Continuity Plan. What’s Next? CSA and OSC Extend Certain Deadlines for Registrants and Investment Funds and Postpose Certain Initiatives FINTRAC Signals Flexibility to Reporting Entities Affected by COVID-19 CSA...

Bulletin | Leap Year Edition | February 2020

Feb 28, 2020 | Featured

In this bulletin: OSC Goes Its Own Way as CSA Finalizes Rule on Embedded Commissions If They Build It (Again), Will They Come? The CSA Proposes a Harmonized, Start-up Crowdfunding Regime CSA Re-Proposes Rules on Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure OPC...