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Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds Pertaining to Crypto Assets for Comment
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...
SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products
Much media attention has been paid to the recent approval by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the trading and listing of certain of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs). The SEC’s hand was forced by the decision of the U.S....
Securities regulators access model for prospectuses of non-investment fund reporting issuers
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published final amendments and changes to several national instruments and companion policies, implementing an access model for prospectuses of non-investment fund reporting issuers (the Access Model). The goal of the...
FSRA’s Proposed Approach to Strengthening Protection of Vulnerable Consumers – Request for Comment
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has published for a 90-day comment period, ending March 8, 2024, its proposed approach to strengthen the protection of vulnerable consumers in its regulated sectors (the Proposed Approach). The Proposed...
Canadian Securities Regulators Publish 2023 Systemic Risk Survey
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published the results of its 2023 Systemic Risk Survey (the Survey). This annual Survey, first conducted in 2022, provides the CSA with important information on market participants’ concerns about the stability of the...
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