Barbara has practiced in the securities and corporate areas for nearly 30 years, including with a leading international law firm, a leading national law firm, a Vancouver based boutique securities law firm, as senior legal counsel with the Ontario Securities Commission and, for the last 14 years, her own boutique law firm. As a former regulator and experienced securities lawyer, Barbara brings a special combination of skills and abilities to assist her clients.
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published CSA Notice 23-325, Update on Trading Fee Rebate Pilot Study (the Update) on its plans to proceed with the Trading Fee Rebate Pilot Study (the Pilot Study), which…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 21-327 Guidance on the Application of Securities Legislation to Entities Facilitating the Trading of Crypto Assets (the Staff Notice) on January 18, 2020. The objective of…
With recent news breaking that Barron’s fourth-annual ranking of big-cap equity funds receiving a “high” or “above average” sustainability rating from Morningstar substantially outperforming those with lower sustainability ratings, you might be forgiven to think…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published CSA Consultation Paper 51-405 Consideration of an Access Equals Delivery Model for Non-Investment Fund Reporting Issuers (the Consultation Paper). The Consultation Paper seeks opinion from stakeholders regarding the…
Mark Carney, OC, Governor of the Bank of England and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to serve as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action…
Press Release Toronto ON – January 1, 2020 – Barbara Hendrickson, Managing Partner and Founder of BAX Securities Law welcomed securities lawyer Neil Mangan to the company’s team of legal professionals. “We are proud to…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published CSA Staff Notice 81-332, Next Steps on Proposals to Prohibit Certain Investment Fund Embedded Commissions (the Staff Notice). The document details…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) have updated the timeline for the handover of responsibility of oversight of syndicated mortgage investments from FSRA to the OSC. The…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has provided an update for its intentions to provide burden reduction for syndicated mortgage investments. While earlier introducing a new supervisory approach to higher-risk syndicated mortgages marketed…
Canada’s financial watchdog, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), has published updated requirements for the identification of certain individuals or corporations or entities, Methods to Verify the Identity of an Individual…