BAX’ Top Dog turns six
Toronto: September 18, 2018 – BAX Securities Law wishes to extend birthday wishes to Dirk, who is the Top Dog of BAX Securities Law. Click here to open the full article (PDF)
BAX Securities Law announces ongoing sponsorship of the TBLA
Toronto, September 19, 2018: BAX Securities Law (BAX) is pleased to announce that the firm will be supporting the solo, small and mid size law firm community by providing the annual sponsorship of the Toronto Business Lawyers Association (TBLA), a forum for business lawyers in…
BAX Securities Law sponsors the Women’s Law Association of Ontario 2018 Deb Snead Golf Tournament
BAX Securities Law sponsors the Women’s Law Association of Ontario 2018 Deb Snead Golf Tournament Toronto, September 13, 2018: BAX Securities Law (BAX) is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the 17th annual Women’s Law Association Deb Snead Golf Tournament to be held at Richmond…
Coordinated Crypto Crackdown
On August 28, 2018 the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced that more than 200 active investigations of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency-related investment products are currently underway by state and provincial securities regulators in the United States and Canada as part of…
BAX Securities Law voted a Top 10 Canadian Corporate Boutique Law Firm for 2018-2019
BAX Securities Law voted a Top 10 Canadian Corporate Boutique Law Firm for 2018-2019 Toronto, September 10, 2018: BAX Securities Law (BAX) is pleased to announce it has once again been ranked as one of the Top 10 Corporate Boutique law firms in Canada for…
CSA Multilateral Notice and Request for Comment Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions relating to Reports of Exempt Distribution
On June 8, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA ) published a notice indicating that they are making amendments (the Rule Amendments) to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (NI 45-106) to amend Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (the Report) and a related change to Companion Policy 45-106CP Prospectus Exemptions (45-106CP). Provided all necessary…
OSC Study: Ontario Investors at Risk by Lack of Understanding of Crypto Assets
According to a study recently published by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), while a sizable number of Ontarians own cryptocurrency assets, the majority remain unclear on the basics of cryptocurrency, while many are ignorant of the regulatory framework surrounding them. The OSC study, The Taking…
Tezos Investors Hit with Surprise KYC/AML Check
In a move that should have surprised no-one but actually did, investors in the Tezos blockchain project are being hit with a Know Your Client (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) audit, which has managed to have enraged almost all the participants. On June 10, the Tezos Foundation…
Canadian Securities Administrators Publish Client Focused Reforms for Comment and Staff Notice 81-330 Status Report on Consultation on Embedded Commissions
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published two notices for a 120-day comment period regarding investor protection initiatives (Client Focused Reforms). Together, the goal of these reforms, states the regulator, is to provide a single set of harmonized reforms that would require registered firms and…
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Face Action Over Anti-Money-Laundering Concerns
In the wake of the Coincheck breach earlier this year, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has been cracking down on that country’s cryptocurrency exchanges. Now a new wrinkle has emerged over concerns that the country’s licensed crypto exchanges do not have sufficient internal processes…