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National Instrument 81-104 Alternative Mutual Funds (NI 81-104) has been repealed by all members of the Canadian Securities Administrators, except the Autorité des marchés financiers.

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has released proposed guidance that speaks to its expectations for mortgage administrators when complying with their financial...

Guidance for Corporations Responding to a Dissident Shareholder: Smoothwater Capital Partners LP I v. Equity Financial Holdings Inc., 2014 ONSC 324 In the absence of an explicit request for proxies, a single press release from a corporation that responds to criticisms from a dissident and levels its own criticisms of the dissident should not be a "solicitation" that requires the use of a proxy circular. This decision was on an application by dissident Equity shareholder Smoothwater, which

Earlier this week, IIROC published a concept paper that considers lowering the minimum capital requirement for Type 1 and Type 2 introducing brokers.

On Oct. 2, 2019, Pason Systems Inc. ("Pason") (TSX: PSI) announced that it had entered into an agreement to invest $25 million to acquire a minority interest in Intelligent...

This At a Glance summary has been prepared by the Investment Management Group of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP as a quick guide to the new investment restrictions provided for in NI 81-102.

Further to our November 27, 2020 "Leasing Bulletin Update: CECRA is Dead, Long Live CERS", the Federal Government has since introduced Bill C-14,

This post provides an update on Guideline E-22 Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives (Guideline) from the Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).

The Bank of Canada continues preparations for its supervision of payment service providers (PSPs) under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).

A Financial Plan unifies your decisions so that all the parts of your plan work together for greater long-term success.

Last week the Government of Canada ("GC") made two major announcements.

David Dodge speaks with the Financial Post about the Bank of Canada's attempts to curb inflation, the size of future rate increases that may be required and highlights of the Bennett Jones Fall 2022 Economic Outlook.

A group of underwriters that were named as defendants in the ongoing Sino-Forest class action have reached a settlement agreement with the investor plaintiffs.

Canada and Switzerland have entered into an agreement which will commence in 2018 for the automatic exchange of information.

On April 19, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled in the House of Commons the Liberal Government's first federal budget in more than two years, A Recovery Plan for...

On October 2, 2015, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the exchange of financial account information with certain foreign tax administrations in compliance with their obligations...

Canada and the European Union have launched the Alliance for the Future initiative, marking a significant milestone in transatlantic cooperation with the conclusion of negotiations on a groundbreaking Competition Agreement.