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 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...
Aug 31, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Investment Funds, Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, Regulatory Compliance
On August 6, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published final amendments to national rules affecting the prospectus and registration exemptions for distributions of securities involving syndicated mortgages (National Amendments). In addition, some...