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Amendments to British Columbia’s Securities Act grant BCSC new powers
Canada - August 31 2023 On July 17, 2023, legislative amendments to British Columbia’s Securities Act (the Act), targeted at “modernizing” the statute and improving…
Streamlining enforcement of minor infractions: The British Columbia Securities Commission’s ‘traffic ticket’ style mechanism
Canada - August 30 2023 On April 26, 2023, the B.C. Securities Commission (the BCSC) introduced its newest mechanism for levying administrative monetary penalties without a…
CIRO outlines first steps in bulletin on priorities for FY2024
Canada - August 30 2023 Having closed the transaction which saw the amalgamation of Canada’s two self-regulatory organizations effective January 1, 2023, the Canadian…
The state of corporate climate litigation
Canada, USA - August 29 2023 On July 27, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), together with the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, released…
SEC’s new mandatory cybersecurity disclosure rules and implications for Canadian issuers
Canada, USA - August 25 2023 On July 26, 2023, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring disclosure [PDF] by public companies of…
Canadian securities regulators publish results of review of conflicts of interest practices
Canada - August 15 2023 The identification and management of conflicts of interest, whether actual, potential or perceived, is one of the great challenges facing investment…
IMF’s push for CBDCs: The beginnings of the global CBDC platform
Canada - July 31 2023 Though Canada is not presently poised to implement a central bank digital currency (CBDC), ongoing research and significant advocacy from the…
Regulators’ data breach response signals challenges to compliance with its own rules
Canada, USA - July 20 2023 On June 2, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement informing the public that an internal data breach from 2017…
A ripple in the pond of crypto regulation: The U.S. District Court’s ruling in SEC vs. Ripple
Canada, USA - July 18 2023 In the absence of a more specialized regime for the regulation of crypto assets, one of the key hooks utilized by the American Securities and…
Canadian Securities Administrators announce guidance on crypto asset investment funds
Canada - July 10 2023 On July 6, 2023, staff of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA staff notice 81-336 Guidance on Crypto Asset Investment Funds…
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