Final registration requirements for Canadian investment fund managers *

Canada - July 18 2012
On July 5, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators published final versions of Multilateral Instrument 32-102 Registration Exemptions for Non-Resident Investment Fund Managers and Multilateral Policy 31-202 Registration Requirements for Investment Fund Managers relating to registration requirements and exemptions for investment managers headquartered in Canada (Canadian investment fund managers).

Co-authors: John A. Black, Blair Wiley, Caitlin Gossage, Mark DesLauriers.

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New Canadian registration requirements and exemptions for non-Canadian investment fund managers *

Canada - July 12 2012
On July 5, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators published final versions of Multilateral Instrument 32-102 Registration Exemptions for Non-Resident Investment Fund Managers (MI 32-102) and Multilateral Policy 31-202 Registration Requirements for Investment Fund Managers (MP 31-202) relating to registration requirements and exemptions for investment fund managers who are not resident in Canada.

Co-authors: Rob Lando, John A. Black, Blair Wiley, Mark DesLauriers.

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Canadian securities regulators propose registration rules for non-resident investment fund managers *

Canada - February 17 2012
On February 10, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission, together with securities regulators in New Brunswick, Québec and Newfoundland (the Exemption-Based Jurisdictions) published for comment proposed Multilateral Instrument 32-102 Registration Exemptions for Non-Resident Investment Fund Managers (Proposed MI 32-102) relating to proposed registration exemptions for non-resident investment fund managers.

Co-authors: Rob Lando, John A. Black, Breann Kirincich, Blair Wiley.

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CSA announces amendments to national registration rule *

Canada - April 29 2011
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).

Co-authors: John A. Black, Blair Wiley, Mark DesLauriers.

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Canadian securities administrators propose amendments to registration rules for Canadian and non-Canadian investment fund managers *

Canada - November 1 2010
Non-Canadian investment fund managers may become subject to Canadian registration if they manage investment funds that have Canadian investorsOn October 15, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 - Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NI 31-103).

Co-authors: Rob Lando, John A. Black, Michael Bond.

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