Canadian Corporate & Securities Lawyer
On June 2, 2014, the Private Capital Markets Association of Canada (the PCMA) held its 2014 Annual Conference at the Board of Trade in Toronto, Ontario. There were over 320 attendees at a sold out event. As Chairman of the PCMA, I had the distinct honour and pleasure of introducing our keynote speaker, The Honourable Howard […]
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 […]
On December 5, 2013, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) proposed certain changes to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (NI 31-103) and other rules, including a proposal to prohibit exempt market dealers (EMDs) from participating in prospectus offerings (the Proposed Amendments). I was privileged to Chair the Comment Committee […]
Proposed Experience Requirement for Chief Compliance Officers of Exempt Market Dealers – PCMA Canada’s Comment Letter
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) have proposed certain amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (NI 31-103) and other rules (the Proposed Amendments) that includes, adding a new experience component to the proficiency requirement to be a chief compliance officer (CCO) of an exempt market dealer (EMD). Specifically, the […]
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