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Canadian securities regulators make it easier for portfolio managers to use client relationship management specialists
On June 10, 2010 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced steps to facilitate portfolio managers’ use of client relationship management specialists. These actions aim to better align the CSA’s assessment of relevant investment management experience with...
Canadian securities regulators streamline at-the-market distribution regime
The Canadian Securities Administrators published on June 4, 2020 final amendments that streamline at-the-market (ATM) distributions in Canada, and reduce regulatory burden for issuers, exchanges and investment dealers. ATM distributions will now be available...
Temporary relief from certain regulatory filings available to registrants and unregistered capital markets participants due to COVID-19
The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon (the participating jurisdictions) published on May 29,...
Canadian securities regulators remind issuers of importance of disclosure in financial reporting
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a notice on May 29, 2020 reminding reporting issuers of the importance of disclosing high quality financial information to investors. The CSA encourages issuers to visit the CSA COVID-19 Information Hub for further...
Canadian securities regulators reinforce disclosure expectations for mining issuers’ mineral resource estimates
On June 4, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a notice that summarizes the results of a review on the mineral resource estimates disclosed in mining issuers’ technical reports under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for...
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