by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 20, 2019
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have published a joint consultation paper and a request for comment, Consultation Paper 21-402 Proposed Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms (The...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 15, 2019
On February 22, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) issued an interjurisdictional order, permanently forbidding USI-Tech Management Limited (USI -Tech) from trading in or acquiring securities, and from trading in derivatives in the province of Ontario (the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 13, 2019
Barbara Hedrickson, of BAX Securities Law, was prominently quoted a recent article in the Law Times. The article, Solo lawyers, small firms strive for seats at Convocation, by staff writer Anita Balakrishnan, profiled solo legal practitioners and lawyers practicing in...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 4, 2019
On February 15, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) declined to approve the prospectus (the prospectus) for The Bitcoin Fund (the Fund), which is managed by 3iQ Corp (the Manager). In his 17-page decision, the OSC’s Raymond Chan, Acting Director of...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 28, 2019
On February 27, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission released OSC Staff Notice 45-716, Exempt Market Report, 2018 (Staff Notice 45-716, The Exempt Market Report), which provides an overview on the state on the Ontario exempt markets in 2017. The findings...
