by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 2, 2018
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...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 3, 2018
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...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 26, 2018
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...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 26, 2018
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...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 22, 2018
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...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 22, 2018
IT’S BECOMING EASIER TO BE GREEN – WITH BETTER RETURNS MAY 25, 2018 Click here to view article
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 22, 2018
According to a recent speech in San Francisco, earlier this month by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s William Hinman, Ether – the cryptocurrency behind the Ethereum network – should not be regulated in the same way as stocks and bonds. These comments, by...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 19, 2018
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a notice and second request for comment on Proposed National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct and Proposed Companion Policy 93-101 CP Derivatives: Business Conduct (the Proposed Instrument). The...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 18, 2018
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by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 11, 2018
On May 31, 2018, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), published an update, varying BC Instrument 94-501 – Exemption from the mandatory clearing requirements in National Instrument 94-101 – Mandatory Central Counterparty Clearing of Derivatives for...
