Jun 30, 2021 | Cyber-security and Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance
In case you missed it, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published a joint statement on February 1, 2021 around the time when trading in GameStop Corp., AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.,...
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 | COVID-19, Regulatory Compliance
On August 12, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Risk Alert outlining compliance risk considerations for broker-dealers and investment advisors. Although the Risk Alert is most...
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...
