by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 20, 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published changes to harmonize the interpretation of the financial statement requirements for a long-form prospectus, such as in an issuer’s initial public offering (IPO) (the changes). Specifically, the changes...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 20, 2022
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has republished, for public comment for a period ending June 13, 2022, proposed amendments to the IIROC Rules (the Proposed Amendments). The goal of the Proposed Amendments (previously published in...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 19, 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published for comment a series of proposed amendments and proposed changes to implement an access equals delivery model for non-investment fund reporting issuers (the Proposed Amendments). The comment period will last...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 6, 2022
The Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) today released a report summarizing the 131 submissions the lobby group made to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on the proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107)....
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 6, 2022
The Canadian Web3 Council was recently launched by industry leaders to promote the wider use of Web3 technology including blockchain and cryptocurrency. The goal of the Council, a non-profit trade association, is to encourage the growth of Web3 technology through...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 28, 2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is requesting public input from investors, registrants, and other market participants on climate change disclosure. The SEC has periodically evaluated its regulation of climate change disclosures within the context of...
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...
