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Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick Adopt MI 61-101
Canada - July 21 2017 Minority security holders in Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick will enjoy enhanced protections as the result of the adoption by their respective…
IIROC Proposed Amendments to Client ID and Verification Requirements: The Argument for Red Tape Reduction
Canada - July 18 2017 On July 6, 2017, IIROC published for comment IIROC Notice 17-0139 Proposed Amendments to Client Identification and Verification Requirements. IIROC is…
Regulating the Regulators: IIROC 2016 Report Card Released
Canada - July 17 2017 The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is the national self-regulatory organization (SRO) that oversees all investment…
CSA Withdraw Best Execution Disclosure Proposal
Canada - July 7 2017 The CSA is withdrawing the best execution disclosure rules proposed in May 2014 in light of amendments to IIROC’s best execution rules which were…
CSA Propose Amendments for Designated Rating Organizations
Canada - July 7 2017 Proposed rule amendments and policy changes related to designated rating organizations (DROs) and the credit ratings of DROs were published for…
New Proposal for Prospectus-Exempt Resale of Foreign Issuers' Securities
Canada - July 4 2017 The Canadian Securities Administrators have published for comment a new prospectus exemption for the resale of securities of a foreign issuer. The…
Accredited Investor Exemption Still First in Popularity
Canada - June 26 2017 Foreign issuers raised the majority of capital ($45.6B in 2016), with U.S. based issuers Accounting for the largest share ($28.2B in 2016). Canadian…
Reminder of transition periods for Changes to Canada's AML/Terrorist Financing Law Affect Dealers' Client ID Processes
Canada - June 26 2017 Previously announced amendments to Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations(the Regulations) will be coming…
Report of Exempt Distribution Certification and Information Requirements Revisited by the CSA
Canada - June 9 2017 The recently harmonized Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (Report) is once again in the spotlight as the Canadian Securities Administrators…
Canada Repeals Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia Sanctions while Extending Syria SEMA Prohibitions to More Individuals and Entities
Canada - June 9 2017 Canadian regulations imposing limited trade sanctions against Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia were recently repealed following the termination of similar…
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