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Canada - April 30 2013
A group of securities dealers has successfully obtained relief from most of the requirements that typically drive the need for a Canadian private…
Canada - March 15 2013
The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) have proposed significant amendments to the "early warning" regime with respect to the disclosure of…
Canada, USA - September 13 2012
On August 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new Rule 13q-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act (Exchange Act) to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act).
USA - September 10 2012
On August 29, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued for public comment a proposal to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising contained in Regulation D (Regulation D) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (1933 Act), for offerings relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D (Rule 506) provided that all purchasers of the securities are accredited investors.
Canada - August 14 2012
The Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF), the securities regulator in the Province of Quebec, has issued an exemption order dated August 14, 2012 (the Québec Order) which provides relief from Multilateral Instrument 51-105 Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets (MI 51-105).
