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As we discussed in a blog post of August 16, the British Columbia Securities Commission recently announced that, effective October 3, 2011, exempt distributions (private placements) in British Columbia will be subject to expanded post-trade disclosure requirements.

Further to our earlier bulletin titled "Further Proposed Changes to Canada's AML Regime", final versions of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada Assessment of Expenses Regulations...

Buying a home is possibly one of the most significant and costly purchases in one's lifetime. Finding that picture – perfect home and probably feeling, to some extent, a little overwhelmed is common.

On February 25, IIROC announced that the requirement to provide a report of a trade variation or cancellation will be in effect as of June 1, 2011.

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada published proposals last week that would require its dealers to disclose their membership in IIROC.

On January 9, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published guidance regarding the procedures to be followed by a Participant (dealer) wishing to guarantee a trade price for a client order that outperforms a benchmark price.

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) recently proposed a set of principles intended to guide it as it considers formal proposals to establish marketplace price and volume thresholds.

The influence of social media has spurred the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada to release draft guidance to address issues respecting its members' communications with clients through websites such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs.

The court found that it was not sufficient for a default charge to be "related" to arrears secured by mortgage for it to be captured by the Interest Act.

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released a report last week setting out principles designed to assist market authorities when considering requirements regarding point of sale disclosure.

As we discussed in a blog post earlier this summer, the Canadian Securities Administrators released a consultation paper in June that proposed a framework of rules for the reporting of OTC derivatives transactions and the operation of trade repositories.

Institutional Shareholder Services yesterday released updates to its proxy voting guidelines for 2012.

Staff at the Ontario Securities Commission recently issued a news release regarding a warning letter sent to CP Ships Limited.

As we discussed in our post of June 25, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada proposed a new Rule 2.4.4 earlier this year that would require its members, prior to the acceptance of an order, to inform clients of sales and service charges, as well as any other fees to be deducted in respect of the proposed transaction.

On July 14, 2008 the Minister of Finance released draft legislative proposals that implement certain measures from the 2008 federal Budget together with certain previously announced tax changes, including certain proposals to amend the rules relating to specified investment flow-through (SIFT) trusts and partnerships that were announced in December 2007.

In this presentation, Marc Lemieux gives an overview of the transition of B2B payments into the digital age.

On March 23, Bill C-61, the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, was given Royal Assent and came into effect.