Category: Investment Funds
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Registrants should be mindful of an uptick in regulatory scrutiny relating to conflicts of interest, as we first noted in our June 2022 bulletin here. As a reminder, the Client Focused Reforms (CFRs) pursuant to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements,...
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On October 13, 2022, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) launched a public consultation on its proposed 2023-2024 statement of priorities and recommended financial plan (the Statement of Priorities). FSRA’s proposed priorities continue to...
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On October 19, 2022, the OSC published Staff Notice 81-733 Summary Report for Investment Fund and Structured Product Issuers (the Report). The Report provides an overview of the key activities and initiatives of the OSC’s Investment Funds and Structured Products...
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On October 14, 2022, the Compliance and Registrant Regulation (CRR) Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published its annual summary report in OSC Staff Notice 33-754 Summary Report for Dealers, Advisers and Investment Fund Managers (the Report). The...
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On September 25, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that it had adopted an exemption from the prospectus requirements on a pilot basis. The exemption in effect broadens the accredited investor exemption to persons who have relevant proficiency...
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Earlier this month, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) released a request for Expressions of Interest for potential future vendors who wish to provide educational services in connection with IIROC’s proficiency regime. IIROC has already...
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
In early October, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the development of a proposal for public comment which would provide the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) with binding authority. Currently, all registered advisers and...
Sep 27, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) and the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (CISRO) are consulting on concerns they have regarding upfront commissions used in the sale of segregated funds and individual variable insurance contracts...
Sep 27, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC’s) Investor Office leads the OSC’s efforts in investor engagement, education, outreach and research. The Investor Office launched a survey that ran between September 27 to October 4, 2021, to assess the financial literacy of...
Sep 27, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
In the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (CSAs’) ongoing efforts to reduce regulatory burden and better provide for cost-effective capital raising mechanisms, the CSA has developed the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (Exemption), a prospectus exemption aimed at...
Sep 27, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
In early September, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) began reviewing the sales practices of certain mutual funds, namely those that have a relationship with a registrant to act as a principal distributor of those funds. According to National Instrument...
Sep 27, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
In late August, IIROC released the final phase of its multi-year consultation to set base line competency profiles for all of its registration categories. This third phase deals with Supervisors, Traders, Associate Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Managers and...
Aug 17, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On July 7, the Ontario Securities Commission’s independent Investor Advisory Panel (IAP) released its 2021 report outlining its activities for that calendar year. The IAP’s mission is to provide input to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) throughout its policy...
Aug 17, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
At the end of July, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) amended the self-certified investor prospectus exemption that is available in Alberta and Saskatchewan under ASC Blanket Order 45-538...
Aug 17, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) released its annual Enforcement Report (Report) for the fiscal year 2022 (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022). The report highlighted IIROC’s commitment to protect clients, namely senior and vulnerable...
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