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 Consultation Paper), for a sixty-day comment period ending May 15,…
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 permanent order). The permanent order was issued after…
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 small firms who are running…
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 Investment Funds and Structured…
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 highlighted in the Exempt Market…
On February 21, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 45-324 Update on the Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions (CSA Staff Notice 45-324), providing an update on the progress of a proposed national instrument (the proposed National Instrument) that will replace…
On February 15, 2019, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) published a variation order (the Variation Order) for BC Instrument 21-502, Exemption from Certain Filing Requirements for Out-of-Province Alternative Trading Systems (BCI 21-502), removing the exemption for out-of-province alternative trading systems (ATS) from reporting change…
Barbara Hendrickson, of BAX Securities Law has announced her candidacy in the Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) 2019 Bencher Election. The Benchers, who sit on the LSO’s Convocation, play a vital role in determining policy and guidance regarding Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals. Benchers also sit…
Barbara Hendrickson, CEO and Founder of BAX Securities Law, was recently interviewed by Antonio DiMinno, host of the Legal Entrepreneurs Podcast. Barbara speaks about her background in the public sector, working for the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), and in the private sector, and her experiences…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) has published CSA Staff Notice 51-356, Problematic Promotional Activities by Issuers (“CSA Staff Notice 51-356”). CSA staff have noted with concern instances by activities by some issuers that include questionable promotional or disclosure campaigns. These extend to the providing of…