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ARTICLE · 04 FEBRUARY 2013

A Newsletter Providing Concise Updates On Securities Law Developments

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In the fourth quarter of 2012, market participants and regulators focused on new measures to support positive economic activity while enhancing investor protection.

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Our coverage is succinct and targeted to serve the needs of issuers and their advisors. For more detailed analysis, please visit us online at www.WeirFoulds.com. Click here for the previous issue of this newsletter.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, market participants and regulators focused on new measures to support positive economic activity while enhancing investor protection. To improve market efficiency, notice-and-access measures are now available for the 2013 proxy season, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") continues to examine opportunities to improve financing via the exempt market - even looking into crowdfunding, the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") has also extended some temporary relief measures it put in place in August 2012. On the investor protection side, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") released a consultation paper exploring whether to impose a fiduciary duty on dealers and advisors and the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has

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