Canadian Corporate & Securities Lawyer
On March 20, 2014, the Alberta Securities Commission (the ASC) published statistics about the use of the offering memorandum exemption in s. 2.9 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (the OM Exemption) for the Province of Alberta.This provides useful data, albeit Alberta-only data. The key statistics below are taken directly from Annex B Background – Local Experience with […]
Not every type of issuer can raise capital under the existing and proposed Equity Crowdfunding exemptions in Canada. This article discusses the availability of certain proposed and existing Equity Crowdfunding exemptions in Canada for issuers looking to raise capital and the published rationale by certain participating Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) where such exemptions are proposed […]
Effective May 1, 2014, all new registered dealers and advisors across Canada, except in Quebec, must take reasonable steps to ensure that the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) will be the independent dispute resolution or mediation service that is made available to a client that has an eligible complaint. For more information about OBSI […]
New dispute resolution and mediation requirements recently came into effect for registered securities dealers and advisors in Canada, such as exempt market dealers and portfolio managers. This article discusses 14 things you should now about them and the appointment of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) as the provider of those services. 1. Effective […]
