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Earlier this spring, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) proposed amendments to certain exemptions from insider reporting found in National Instrument 55-104 Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions (NI 55-104). The amendments are intended to clarify that the insider reporting regime applies to certain transactions involving investment funds and structured products, like structured notes and Canadian Depositary Receipts, that are based on securities of a reporting issuer.

The OSC has issued a press release advising stakeholders that Ontario securities law may apply to any use of distributed ledger technologies, such as blockchain, as part of financial products or service offerings.

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.

On March 1, 2019, Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX: FC) announced that it had closed its previously announced bought deal offering of common shares ...

The applicable securities regulatory authorities recently approved amendments to the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) Dealer Member Rule 8.7 Dealer Member Resignations, Amalgamations, Etc.

On July 26, 2018, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) proposed amendments to its Dealer Member Rules that would prohibit Dealer Members ...

Joining Mario is Shez Bandukwala, Managing Director of KPMG's Corporate Finance Group in Toronto. Shez recently brought his 30-years of investment banking experience to the Canadian private equity market.

The Court of Appeal has released a decision stating that the common law duty of honest contractual performance does not necessarily require a lender to lend new money.

In late August, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) released Bulletin 23-0096 Proposed Clarifying Amendments to Registration and Proficiency Requirements.

In this episode, Kori Williams chats with senior insolvency partner, John Salmas, and senior banking and finance associate, Alessandro Bozzelli on anti-assignment provisions in critical contracts,...

The Canadian federal government has recently announced the final publication of new regulations that will govern the system for resolving complaints regarding products or services provided by banks and authorized foreign banks in Canada.

L'Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (l'« OCRCVM ») a annoncé dernièrement le retrait des projets de modification des Règles des courtiers ...

The Ontario Minister of Finance recently recommended a number of significant changes to the legislation governing credit unions, which will impact the way this area of the financial sector operates.

The Alberta Personal Property Registry (the "PPR") has recently advised of a change with respect to PPR registrations in Alberta.

Of particular interest in this latest report, the regulators note that for the fiscal years 2018 and 2019, about 7% of investment-related complaints were settled for less than OBSI recommendations.

Recently, we reported on a decision of Perell J. on a motion to approve a partial class action settlement.

Shearman & Sterling advised BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, National Bank of Canada Financial Markets and TD Securities, as joint book-running managers, and BMO Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Scotiabank, as co-managers.