by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 7, 2024
The British Columbia. Securities Commission (BCSC) is calling for changes to the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the Act) after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that some financial sanctions can be extinguished through the bankruptcy process. The Court, ruled...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 7, 2024
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a package of proposed amendments (the Proposed Amendments), including a proposal by the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) to establish a new senior tier of Venture Issuer (the Venture Issuer Tier) for review...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 5, 2024
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published their 2023-2024 Year in Review (The Year in Review), which discussed the emerging cryptocurrency regulatory regime and enforcement actions the regulator undertook in crypto-related matters. Perhaps as a...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 29, 2024
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published final amendments (the Amendments) that streamline and harmonize over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives data reporting with global standards, which became effective on July 25, 2025. The Amendments are expected to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 17, 2024
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) launched a public consultation for a period ending July 26, 2024, on proposed Rule 2024 – 002 – Total Cost Reporting (the Proposed Rules) that will affect how insurers report segregated fund...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 28, 2024
On June 20, 2024, the securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (the participating jurisdictions) published a temporary exemption from the restrictions set out in subsection 7.1(2) (d) of National...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 7, 2024
Toronto, June 7, 2024: BAX Securities Law is pleased to announce that the firm has resumed its sponsorship of the Toronto Business Lawyers Association (TBLA) networking and business development monthly meetings. Barbara Hendrickson, Managing Partner of BAX Securities...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 7, 2024
Time may have run out for the so-called ‘Crypto King’, Aiden Pleterski. Pleterski has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 under Section 380(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, and one count of laundering proceeds of Canadian crime Under Section...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 27, 2024
BAX Securities Law was pleased to host to an old friend and colleague, Surakhbayar Galsan, LL.M, Founder and Managing Director of BlackRock Partners LLC (BRP). BRP is a leading consulting firm based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that deals in management and business...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 16, 2024
BAX Securities Law webinar series on the regulation of crypto assets and the blockchain industry in Canada. Please join Barbara Hendrickson of BAX Securities Law and Jeremie Beitel of Beitel Tax Law on June 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST for a webinar to discuss the new tax...
