by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 10, 2017
On April 4, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment Proposed National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct (“Proposed Instrument”) and a related proposed companion policy, 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct (“Proposed...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 3, 2017
On February 27, 2017, The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published its 2016 Enforcement Report (The Report). The ninth annual report highlights actions taken by the CSA to police the capital markets. The report states that as a result of increased...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 27, 2017
On March 21, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that they are launching a project to review the disclosure of risks and financial impacts associated with climate change (“Disclosure Review Project”). The project will gather information on the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 13, 2017
On March 2, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued a warning to Canadians about binary options fraud. The CSA had formed the Binary Options Task Force to raise awareness and protect Canadians from binary options scams. It has launched a new resource...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 13, 2017
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a news release on March 8th, 2017 advising businesses that use distributed ledger technologies (“DLT”), such as blockchain, as part of their financial products or service offerings that they may be subject to Ontario...