May 31, 2022 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have written the following articles we thought might interest our readers: Ontario Court Grants Anton Piller Order in Cryptocurrency Heist Immediate and Permanent Changes to Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws Mind Your Spreadsheets: Tips to...
Apr 29, 2022 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), FAQs, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
You just got a formal request from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) that they would like to come by for a visit, accompanied by a request for all the inner workings of your firm, what do you do?! First, respond. Second, get ready, any regulatory review will be...
Feb 28, 2022 | FAQs, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Answer: This question arises because OSC Staff have stated their position that a registered firm that plans to establish, manage, advise and/or trade in securities of investment funds with portfolios of cryptocurrencies or cryptocurrency assets are required to report...
Feb 28, 2022 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have written the following articles we thought might interest our readers: Reduced Regulatory Burden For Investment Funds and Managers-Progress for 2022 Obligations of Financial Services Providers and Payment Services Providers Under the...
Dec 11, 2020 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, COVID-19, Cyber-security and Data Privacy, Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, News, Regulatory Compliance
How do you summarize a year like no other in history? Well, the shift to a remote work environment didn’t do much to slow our regulators who, along with the Canadian asset management industry, rose to meet the multi-faceted challenges presented by the COVID-19...
Oct 30, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Regulatory Compliance
Readers might recall that in August 2019, we reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was taking enforcement action against Ontario-based crypto-currency issuer Kik Interactive Inc. (Kik), alleging that it had made an unregistered offering of...
Feb 28, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Corporate Law
Earlier this month, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Pierce made a speech proposing a time-limited safe harbour for crypto asset token offerings to address what she sees as a regulatory “Catch 22” in the digital asset sector. We think Commissioner...
