What Is Cloud-Based Accounting?

The Investment Canada Act threshold for the review of direct acquisitions of control of Canadian businesses (other than those involved in cultural activities) by investors controlled in countries that are members of the WTO (or where control is acquired from sellers controlled in WTO-member countries) has now been officially raised to C$312 million for transactions closing in 2011.

The British Columbia Securities Commission announced earlier this week that it is extending to BC Instrument 32-517, which provides a dealer registration exemption related to trades in prospectus-exempt securities of mortgage investment entities, to June 30, 2015.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment proposed amendments to National Policy 11-201 "Delivery of Documents by Electronic Means".

The regulators indicated that all trades are subject to applicable securities and derivatives legislation and specifically called out Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which prohibits a person from advertising, offering, selling or otherwise trading a binary option with a term of less than 30 days with or to an individual.

The TSX-V issued guidance yesterday regarding the specific circumstances in which the exchange will consider waiving the $0.05 minimum pricing requirement.

Quebec's Regulation to amend Regulation 91-507 respecting Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting has now received Ministerial approval.

The federal government introduced Bill C-31 Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, which would amend the Bank Act.

A summary on the third annual conference organized by the Canadian Securities Lending Association.

Earlier this week, the Canadian Securities Administrators released their 2011 Enforcement Report, which sets out the results of regulators' enforcement activities over the last year.

Professor Randy Martin from New York University will explain how the movement of capital in financial markets is linked to the history of dance in a lecture at the Rensselaer Polytechnic in Troy, N.Y. this fall.

On February 21, the European Union adopted a regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.

Earlier this month, IIROC released a webcast intended to provide information regarding issues related to "accredited investors".

Appearing on Y a pas deux matins pareils, a radio show on Radio-Canada’s OHdio (CBC Listen)...

Anne says the government faces the challenge of striking a balance.

The Ontario Securities Commission today published notice of OSC Rule 21-501, which is intended to extend the current exemption for government debt securities from the transparency requirements found in section 8.1 of NI 21-101 until December 31, 2014.

In a recent Advisor article, Bernard Pinsky discusses the CSA's new proposals that, if adopted, may increase the cost of advisor services...

The Toronto Stock Exchange proposed amendments to its Company Manual today to implement a Due Bill tracking system for listed issuers.

The TSX-V issued guidance regarding the specific circumstances in which the exchange will consider waiving the $0.05 minimum pricing requirement.

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