by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 30, 2020
The British Columbia government has declared the capital markets and its regulator, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), as essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the BCSC, the province has specifically identified the following...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 30, 2020
The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) is publishing for a 135 -day comment period proposed amendments to MFDA Policy No. 9 Continuing Education (CE) Requirements (The Amendments). The comment period ends August 10, 2020. The Amendments intend to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 25, 2020
TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) on March 23, 2020 has announced temporary blanket relief (the “Temporary Relief”) from certain provisions of the Exchange’s Corporate Finance Manual (the “Manual”) as described in more detail below. The Exchange is extending the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 23, 2020
Further to its announcement on March 18, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced on March 23, 2020 a temporary blanket relief for market participants from certain regulatory filings, as a result of COVID-19. The blanket relief provides a...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 20, 2020
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a notice on March 19, 2020 warning investors about companies claiming to have products or services that will prevent, detect or cure coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. According to the notice fraudsters taking...