With
John Black,
Jennifer Jeffrey,
Lawrence Ritchie,
Lori Stein,
Blair Wiley
Earlier today, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published proposed regulatory amendments that would prohibit the payment of commissions to dealers on most sales of mutual funds
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Robert Lando,
Desmond Lee
The Ontario Securities Commission has proposed a new rule that would provide Ontario issuers with more certainty about how to comply with Ontario securities laws when they sell securities to investors outside Canada.
With
Jeremy Fraiberg,
Donald Gilchrist,
Robert Lando,
Douglas Marshall,
Blair Wiley
Coincident with the adoption of amendments to the take-over bid regime (see our separate Osler Update), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have adopted amendments to the "early warning" reporting regime...
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Patrick Lupa,
Steven Smith,
Blair Wiley
Provincial rules in Ontario, Québec and Manitoba will require derivatives dealers and clearing agencies to report certain OTC derivatives transactions.
With
Patrick Lupa,
Martin McGregor,
Blair Wiley
Trade reporting requirements for over-the-counter derivatives transactions that involve "local counterparties" will now commence on October 31, 2014.
With
Anna Huculak,
Blair Wiley
The Ontario Securities Commission recently published for comment Proposed OSC Rules 91-506 – Derivatives: Product Determination and 91-507 – Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting.
With
Kate Coolican,
Robert Lando,
François Paradis
The Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF), the securities regulator in the Province of Quebec, has issued an exemption order dated August 14, 2012.
With
Kate Coolican,
Robert Lando
The Alberta and the British Columbia Securities Commissions have issued exemption orders (the Exemption Orders) which provide limited relief from Multilateral Instrument 51-105.
With
John Black,
Linda Currie,
Caitlin Gossage,
Blair Wiley
On July 5, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators published final versions of Multilateral Instrument 32-102 and Multilateral Policy 31-202.
With
John Black,
Linda Currie,
Robert Lando,
Blair Wiley
The provinces of Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador (the Three Canadian Provinces) have adopted MI 32-102.
With
Kate Coolican,
Robert Lando
Private Placement "Wrapper" Sales into Canada May Result in the Issuer Becoming Subject to Canadian Public Company Reporting Requirements.
With
John Black,
Linda Currie,
Blair Wiley
On Friday, April 15, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published amendments to National Instrument 31-103 – Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NI 31-103) and its companion policy (the 31-103 CP); National Instrument 33-109 – Registration Information (NI 33-109) and its companion policy; and the forms that accompany the two instruments (collectively, the Amendments).
With
John Black,
Linda Currie,
Jacob Sadikman,
Blair Wiley
On Friday, July 17th, 2009, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the final version of National Instrument 31-103 – Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NRR) and Companion Policy 31-103CP (Policy) along with certain consequential amendments to other securities laws.
With
Josée Kouri,
Jacob Sadikman,
Ward Sellers
Bill 77, the Derivatives Act, received
royal assent on June 20, 2008 and will come into force on dates
to be set by the Government.
With
John Black,
Ron Kugan
The CSA have proposed a National Instrument 23-102 Use of Client Brokerage Commissions as Payment for Order Execution Services or Research and a companion policy.
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