Sep 27, 2024 | Regulatory Compliance
Earlier this month, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released a report on research performed in conjunction with the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT) into the role that artificial intelligence (AI) plays in supporting retail investor decision making. The...
Sep 27, 2024 | Regulatory Compliance
A firm may want to surrender its securities registration in one or more categories in Ontario for a variety of reasons, usually when it ceases or intends to cease conducting registerable activities. The surrender will not be accepted until the registrant can...
Jan 31, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
By the time you are reading this reminder, investment fund managers registered in Ontario will have received the 2023 Investment Fund Survey from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). As stated by staff, access to the data requested will allow them to proactively...
Apr 29, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
A friendly reminder to portfolio managers that there are a number of regulatory expectations around investment management agreements. For example, each investment management agreement entered into with a client must be dated, signed in a timely manner by a member of...
Jan 29, 2021 | FAQs, Investment Funds
Answer: In June 2018, amendments to the custody requirements in NI 31-103 came into force (the “Custody Amendments”). The Custody Amendments include an exception from the requirement to retain a qualified custodian for securities that are recorded on the books of the...
