May 31, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
BCSC Annual Report Card Illuminates Issues with Conflicts The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) released its Annual Compliance Report Card (Report Card) on May 25th summarizing the findings from its 2022 compliance program review of B.C. based portfolio...
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...
Nov 30, 2021 | News, Regulatory Compliance
National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (NI 45-106) exempts certain distributions of securities from the prospectus requirements. However, reliance on many of these exemptions requires issuers to report prospectus-exempt distributions to every securities...
May 31, 2021 | Corporate Finance, Regulatory Compliance
The British Columbia Securities Commission has released for comment Proposed BCI 51-519 Promotional Activity Disclosure Requirements which sets out a framework for required disclosure relating to promotional activities. The proposals stem from problematic promotional...
Feb 26, 2021 | News, Regulatory Compliance
The British Columbia Securities Commission recently announced that it will be contacting clients more routinely as part of its compliance reviews (a practice adopted by the Ontario Securities Commission). Historically, the BCSC has only contacted clients in...
Dec 11, 2020 | News, Regulatory Compliance
With the New Year just around the corner, investment funds that take advantage of the option in National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (NI 45-106) to file certain Reports of Exempt Distribution on Form 45-106F1 (Reports) once a year, instead of after every...