by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 20, 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is alerting all market participants to economic sanctions imposed recently by the Government of Canada under amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the Regulations). The Regulations, which were...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 19, 2022
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 1, 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have provided reporting issuers with guidance on virtual shareholder meetings. Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, many reporting issuers have adopted a virtual format for their shareholder meetings. These...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 1, 2022
BAX Securities law is pleased to announce that its founder, Barbara Hendrickson, is recognized in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate Finance & Securities. Barbara Hendrickson was voted as one of the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 7, 2022
In January 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators published Staff Notice 81-334, ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure (the Staff Notice). The purpose of the Staff Notice is to provide guidance on the disclosure practices of investment funds as they relate to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 2, 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public about investment schemes involving fraudulent websites that solicit investments in foreign exchange (“forex”), binary options and/or crypto assets. In particular, fraudsters continue to capitalize on...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 31, 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published for comment a two-staged proposal to modernize the prospectus filing model for investment funds. In keeping with current requirements, investor access to continuous disclosure documents as well as delivery of...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 27, 2022
In late December 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the final amendments to National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information (NI-33-109), its related Companion Policy CP 33-109 (CP 33-109) and National Instrument 31-103 Registration...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 27, 2022
In early January 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the Amendments to National Instrument 52-108 Auditor Oversight (Amendments) and Changes to Companion Policy 52-108 Auditor Oversight (CP Changes), (collectively, the Revisions). The...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 5, 2022
Dear Friends and Colleagues, BAX Securities Law, a firm that I founded in 2013, has been included by the Canadian Lawyer on a shortlist of top Canadian boutique law firms that practise in the corporate law area. I am honoured that BAX Securities Law received the...
