Oct 31, 2024 | Corporate Finance, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Earlier this month, the OSC released a report entitled Insights on the OSC Staff’s Approach to Sustainable Finance (the Report). Under the three main pillars of (i) investor protection and thriving capital markets; (ii) thought leadership; and (iii) anticipating...
Mar 28, 2024 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The CSA published additional guidance on ESG investment fund disclosure practices on March 7, 2024. CSA Staff Notice 81-334 (Revised) ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure (Staff Notice) replaces and augments the guidance published in January 2022. The 2024 guidance...
Feb 29, 2024 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have provided the following insights we thought might interest our readers: Do Canada’s modern slavery reporting requirements impact investment managers? CBCA transparency register goes public It’s time: CIRO tackles incorporated advisors CSA...
Jul 31, 2023 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have provided the following insights we thought might interest our readers: ISSB publishes global sustainability and climate change standards – Here’s what you need to know Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Trends: Why it’s important and...
Jun 30, 2023 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have provided the following insights we thought might interest our readers: What does the ‘S’ stand for?: Understanding the social pillar of ESG Exemptions facilitate transition to SEDAR+ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Trends: Why...
Nov 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has released its most recent draft statement of priorities (SoP) in OSC Notice 11-797 – Request for Comments Regarding Statement of Priorities for Financial Year to End March 31, 2024. The draft SoP is open for comment until...
Jun 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released its 2022-2025 Business Plan on June 27, 2022. As noted in the message from the new CSA Chair, Stan Magidson, the plan sets out six strategic goals which focus on investor confidence in the Canadian capital markets...
Apr 29, 2022 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have written the following articles we thought might interest our readers: Coming Changes to Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws Understanding the CSA’s Guidance on ESG Disclosures by Investment Funds OCA Addresses Fraudulent Transfers Under...
Mar 31, 2022 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have written the following articles we thought might interest our readers: Federal Government Introduces Proposed Trust Reporting Rules ESG Claims: Managing Risks and Liabilities for Canadian Businesses Ontario Introduces Electronic Monitoring...
Sep 30, 2021 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have written a number of thought-provoking articles we thought might interest our readers, including the following: Private Equity: The Rise of ESG Considerations Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA): Understanding Share Capital Social...
