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Saskatchewan securities division releases registration and prospectus exemption for qualified persons entering into OTC derivatives

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 14 2009

The Saskatchewan Securities Act, 1988 (the Saskatchewan Act) includes within its definition of "security" a futures contract or option that is not an exchange contract

Proposed federal Securities Act outlines framework for regulation of derivatives

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 27 2010

The proposed federal Securities Act tabled by the federal government on May 26 establishes a framework for the regulation of exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives markets and their participants

Cash collateral under the PPSA - need for reform

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 2 2010

ISDA has written to the governments of Alberta and Ontario to recommend amendments to the provincial PPSAs dealing with cash collateral

ISDA Committee endorses practices with respect to cash credit support for collateral providers located in Canada

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 1 2010

ISDA has recently (May 4, 2010) published a set of guidelines endorsed by its Canadian Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee for the treatment of credit support in the form of cash under the Credit Support Annex governed by New York law

Whew! IIROC's proposed fair pricing rule excludes non-standardized OTC derivatives

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 11 2010

Our securities colleagues recently published a note on their blog regarding IIROC's recent proposed amendments to its Dealer Member Rules that would address the fairness of pricing and transparency of OTC market transactions

Does Re Indalex affect credit support priorities for derivatives and securities financing transactions?

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 10 2011

The Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Re Indalex released on April 7 is certainly the talk of the town in secured financing circles

ISDA supports OBA proposal on cash collateral priority

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • May 14 2012

Last week, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association released a letter it submitted to the Ontario government in support of the Ontario Bar Association's proposal to provide an automatic first priority ranking to financial institutions that have a security interest in cash in financial accounts perfected by control

Canada proposes amendments to Payment Clearing and Settlement Act to facilitate clearing of OTC derivatives

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 19 2012

Bill C-45 proposes changes to the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act to enhance certainty that clearing house default rules will be enforceable in the event of a clearing member default

International regulatory authorities meet to discuss OTC derivatives

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 5 2012

The uncertainty around the extent of the extra-territorial reach of the Dodd-Frank Act into the business of Canadian and other non-U.S. market participants has been a major concern

IOSCO releases report on regulation of DMIS

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • June 18 2012

On June 6, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published its Final Report on International Standards for Derivatives Market Intermediary Regulations