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The credit crisis that has affected Canada, the United States, and the rest of the world in recent months has its roots in an esoteric financial market known as asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP).

Forthcoming changes in legislation regarding transfers of securities will result in significant changes to the law regarding pledges of shares under the Personal Property Security Acts of Ontario and Alberta (referred to below as the "PPSA"), and probably changes to similar legislation in other provinces.

On December 31, 2005, amendments to the Securities Act (the "Act") came into force that will, for the first time, create statutory civil liability for continuous disclosure in the secondary market in Ontario.

Canadian borrowers are on the verge of gaining unprecedented access to foreign capital. Canada has agreed that it will soon no longer impose withholding tax on interest paid to U.S. residents. Canada has also announced that it will extend this treatment to interest paid to arm’s-length non-residents of any country.

On Tuesday October 12, 2005, The Hourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, opened the Second Session of the 38th Parliament of the Province of Ontario with a Speech from the Throne (the "Speech") that outlined the McGunity government’s priorities for the next two years.

The recent announcement by the Government of Canada that it would begin taxing distributions of income trusts and other "specified investment flow-throughs" ("SIFT") has brought planned conversions of corporations such as Telus and BCE into income trusts to a grinding halt and, for some investors, has impeded an investment vehicle with considerable value.

Le 7 mars 2025, François-Philippe Champagne, alors ministre fédéral de l'Innovation, des Sciences et de l'Industrie, au nom d'Anita Anand...

Word nerds, rejoice! Through an international initiative led by the PRI, CFA Institute and Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, a report has been issued that...

A successful investment advisor (IA) is skilled at managing risk for clients who participate in the public markets.

On September 13, 2023, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published Staff Notice 81-734 Summary Report for Investment Fund and Structured Product Issuers.

The private placement regime in Canada is set to become more user-friendly on September 14, 2005, when National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (in this bulletin, referred to as "NI 45-106" or the "Instrument") is expected to come into force, subject to all necessary approvals.

On November 9, 2006, the Canadian Department of Finance published the fifth revised version of draft income tax legislation relating to non-resident trusts. The draft legislation is now before the House of Commons – as part of Bill C-33 – and has received First Reading.

Les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières ont publié à l'intention des gestionnaires de fonds d'investissement des indications sur l'élaboration et le maintien d'un cadre efficace de gestion du risque de liquidité ...

Over the past year, US and foreign investment funds and their managers have had an increasing presence in the Canadian retail market. This has largely been seen in initial public offerings of exchange-listed funds and retail offerings of deposit and other "exempt" notes linked to underlying investment funds.

Issue 2 of PwC’s CFO Agenda explores some of the strategies used to deal with these conditions including delving into the changing mindset towards financial planning and highlighting the importance of robust forecasting.

In many ways given the breadth of the regulatory changes, it’s been a relatively smooth first six months of working with National Instrument 31-103 "Registration Requirements and Exemptions".

In the investment industry, dealers are always looking to grow the value of investments under their management. They do this in a variety of ways, including hiring advisers with large customer bases away...