Changes Proposed for Exempt Offerings of Short-Term Debt and Securitized Products in Canada

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) have published for comment proposed amendments (the “Proposal”) to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (“NI 45-106”). The Proposal seeks to: amend the existing prospectus exemption relating to short-term debt securities (the “Short-Term Debt Exemption”); and create a new prospectus exemption for the sale of short-term securitized products […]

New CSA Guidance for Exempt Market Dealers on Updating ‘Know-Your-Client’ Information

On January 9, 2014, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 31-336 that provides industry guidance on, among other things, when exempt market dealers (EMDs) need to update their ‘know-your-client’ (KYC) information. The CSA states that an EMD should update KYC information at least annually or more frequently if there is a material […]