The Autorité des marchés financiers last week published for comment draft regulations and a policy statement related to the Money-Services Businesses Act. Specifically, the AMF released draft versions of (i) Regulation under the Money-Services Businesses Act, which sets out general obligations and licensing requirements under the Act; (ii) Regulation respecting Fees and Tariffs, which stipulates the fees applicable to money-services businesses; and (iii) Policy Statement to the Money-Services Businesses Act, which sets out how the AMF interprets and intends to apply the provisions of the Act.
The Act, scheduled to come into force in 2012, will require that persons operating a "money-services business" for compensation obtain a license from the AMF and disclose information about their directors, officers, partners, shareholders, branch managers, employees working in Quebec and certain types of lenders with whom they deal. For further background on the definition of "money services business" and scope of application of the Act, see our posts of November 12 and December 17, 2010.
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