by Barbara Hendrickson | Sep 18, 2020
On September 17, 2020 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a notice (Notice) that the CSA are adopting amendments (Amendments) to National Instrument 81-105 Mutual Fund Sales Practices (NI 81-105), changes to Companion Policy 81-105CP Mutual Fund...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Sep 18, 2020
The securities regulators of Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan (the participating jurisdictions) have jointly announced they are postponing the publication CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-311 Report on Fifth Staff Review...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Sep 3, 2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on August 26, 2020 that it was adopting amendments to the “accredited investor” definition, one of the principal tests for determining who is eligible to participate in private capital markets. The...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Sep 2, 2020
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently published that an email was sent to stakeholders who the OSC identified as likely being impacted by the transfer of regulatory oversight of certain syndicated mortgage investment (SMI) activity to the OSC. The OSC...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 25, 2020
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on August 20, 2020 announced amendments and changes to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (NI 51-102) (Amendments). The Amendments which are expect to be effective on November 18, 2020 are...