by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 12, 2024
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published CSA Staff Notice 81-334 – ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure (Revised) (the revised Staff Notice), which provides updated guidance for investment funds on disclosure practices related to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 29, 2024
Under the Retail Payment Activities Act, payment service providers registered with the Bank of Canada must demonstrate how they manage their operational risks, respond to incidents, safeguard end-user funds, and notify the Bank of Canada of certain incidents and...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 27, 2024
The Retail Payments Activities Act was enacted by the Parliament of Canada and passed into law, on June 29, 2021, with regulations published on November 22, 2023. On December 12, 2023, the Bank of Canada published guidance entitled Criteria for registering payment...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 26, 2024
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have provided updated guidance on virtual shareholder meetings. During the pandemic, virtual shareholder meetings became necessary due to quarantine restrictions. In the period following the pandemic, the practice has...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 16, 2024
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published its 2023 review of systemic market risk in the Canadian capital markets, The 2023 Annual Report on Capital Markets (the Report). The Report is the regulator’s analysis of recent financial market trends...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 13, 2024
Toronto, February 12, 2024: BAX Securities Law is pleased to announce that the firm will resume its sponsorship of the Toronto Business Lawyers Association (TBLA) networking and business development monthly meetings. Barbara Hendrickson, Managing Partner of BAX...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 2, 2024
An area of enforcement activity has been in the syndicated mortgage area, Syndicated mortgages continue to be a regulatory minefield for many issuers. A case in point is the story of Hi-Rise Capital, a Toronto-based provider of syndicated mortgages. In May 2023,...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 31, 2024
Barbara Hendrickson is the author of recent practice note entitled “Underwriting Conflicts” which appears in Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance Canada. This practice note provides an introduction to Canadian securities law with respect to underwriter’s conflicts as...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 30, 2024
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has approved the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) as a credentialing body under Ontario’s Financial Professionals Title Protection Act, 2019 (FPTPA) The approval by FSRA means CIRO...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 23, 2024
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published for a 90-day comment period ending April 17, 2024, Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds Pertaining to Crypto and proposed changes to Companion Policy 81-102CP Investment Funds...
