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U.S. Treasury Department releases proposed financial regulatory reforms

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 17 2009

On June 17, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a series of proposed financial regulatory reforms, found in the Treasury Department's "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation"

US House Committee releases draft legislation on financial reform

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 15 2009

On October 1, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services released, among other bills, a discussion draft of the Investor Protection Act

OSC amends rules regarding fees

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 22 2010

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced that it has made amendments to OSC Rule 13-502 Fees and OSC Rule 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) as well as to their respective companion policies

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

IIROC publishes OTC securities fair pricing rule

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 4 2010

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today published proposed amendments to its Dealer Member Rules that would address the fairness of pricing and transparency of OTC market transactions

Eurex receives regulatory exemption from AMF

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 29 2010

The European derivatives exchange Eurex recently announced that Quebec's Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has provided a regulatory exemption allowing Eurex to offer its products in Quebec

SEC announces review of use of derivatives by funds

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 7 2010

The US SEC announced on March 25 that its staff is conducting a review of the use of derivatives by mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other investment companies to determine whether additional protections for those funds are required under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act

CFTC and ASC sign cooperation agreement

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • June 25 2010

On June 16, the Alberta Securities Commission and the U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding intended to enhance the cooperation between the two regulators in connection with their functions relating to the supervision of covered clearing organizations

CSA publish proposed amendments to mutual fund and investment fund regulatory framework

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 25 2010

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published proposed amendments to National Instrument 81-102 Mutual Funds, National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure and related consequential amendments

G-20 Toronto Summit declaration speaks of financial reform

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 29 2010

On June 27, the G-20 Toronto Summit concluded with the release of a Declaration by members outlining next steps "to ensure a full return to growth with quality jobs, to reform and strengthen financial systems, and to create strong, sustainable and balanced growth