Aug 17, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
On June 29, 2022 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued its fiscal year 2021-2022 Enforcement Report (Report), for the year ended March 31. The Report indicates an increased attention being applied by the Canadian securities regulators on the crypto-asset...
Jun 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released a request for comment on June 9th relating to derivatives data reporting requirements in OSC Notice and Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments to OSC Rule 91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting (and...
May 31, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
Recent amendments to the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Act, 2016 (FSRA Act), effective April 29, 2022, marks the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s (FSRA) ongoing efforts to help identify misconduct in the non-securities...
Apr 29, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has proposed amendments to codify existing exemptions provided through exemptive relief applications that allow IIROC dealer participants to trade listed securities off-marketplace during a statutory...
Apr 29, 2022 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), Regulatory Compliance
On April 21, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) released another version of proposed amendments to its rules relating to the futures segregation and portability customer protection regime. As noted in our August 2021 bulletin, the...
Apr 29, 2022 | FAQs, Regulatory Compliance
Answer: Most registered firms are aware of the obligation to maintain records to demonstrate compliance with securities laws and anti-money laundering requirements and have policies and procedures to address these requirements. For example, National Instrument 31-103...
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...
Mar 31, 2022 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), Regulatory Compliance
If not already completed, firms with a December year end should turn their attention to the required annual report from the Chief Compliance Officer. National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations requires that a...
