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ARTICLE · 02 NOVEMBER 2022

OSC's Fab-Boo-Lous Summary Report For Investment Fund And Structured Product Issuers

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On October 19, 2022, the OSC published Staff Notice 81-733 Summary Report for Investment Fund and Structured Product Issuers.

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On October 19, 2022, the OSC published Staff Notice 81-733 Summary Report for Investment Fund and Structured Product Issuers (the Report). The Report provides an overview of the key activities and initiatives of the OSC's Investment Funds and Structured Products Branch (IFSP) during the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The Report's overview of the market composition of investment funds and structured products in Canada highlighted the rising numbers of ESG investment funds and a comparative decline in the creation of new crypto asset funds in Canada through fiscal 2021-2022. The Report is organized into the following four broad areas and some of the highlights are summarized below.

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