by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 20, 2017
On November 17, 2017, the Ontario Government released its 2017 Ontario Economic and Fiscal Review (the Review). The Review contains advance notice of two important forthcoming changes for the securities industry in Ontario. First, it confirmed that the province is...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 20, 2017
Pressure is continuing to grow on Canadian companies to disclose the risks associated with climate change. In late October, 2017, thirty Canadian and international financial institutions and pension funds representing approximately CAD $1.2 trillion in assets under...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 6, 2017
On October 26, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Consultation Paper 52-404, Approach to Director and Audit Committee Member Independence (“Consultation Paper”). The purpose of the Consultation Paper is to encourage a discussion...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 30, 2017
On October 19, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Staff Notice 33-321 Cyber Security and Social Media, which summarizes survey results of registered firms’ cyber security and social media practices, in addition to providing...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 30, 2017
On October 23, 2017, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has granted approval to the province’s first regulated Initial Coin Offering (“ICO”) in a decision (“decision”). The OSC granted regulatory relief to Toronto-based TokenFunder Inc. (“TokenFunder”). This...
