Matthew Merkley on Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Le saviez-vous? Dix faits amusants liés au droit des valeurs mobilières

Bien que les faits amusants qui suivent concernant le droit des valeurs mobilières ne soient peut-être pas de ceux que l’on serait impatient de raconter (ou d’entendre) lors d’un dîner (vous vous souvenez de ce genre...more

6/1/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Did You Know? Ten Securities Law Fun Facts

While these fun facts may not be the ones anyone would look forward to bringing up (or hearing) at a dinner party (remember those?), the following facts about securities law may include some you did not know (or remember)....more

5/27/2022 / Board of Directors , Canada , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Les ACVM révisent leurs attentes relatives à l’information financière concernant l’activité principale

Les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié un avis de consultation (l’Avis) dans lequel elles proposent des clarifications quant aux attentes relatives à l’information financière concernant...more

8/25/2021 / Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Disclosure Requirements , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

CSA Revisits Primary Business Financial Disclosure Expectations

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has released a notice and request for comment (Notice) proposing clarifications to primary business financial disclosure expectations. The purpose is to harmonize, across CSA...more

8/20/2021 / Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Disclosure Requirements , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Burden Reduction: OSC Addresses 199 Problems

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has released its Reducing Regulatory Burden in Ontario’s Capital Markets report (Report), identifying 107 initiatives to address 34 underlying concerns identified in the 199 suggestions...more

12/2/2019 / Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , IIROC , Investment Funds , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

OSC Seeks Public Input on Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Market Participants

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently announced plans to engage in a structured public consultation process as the next step in its efforts to reduce the regulatory burden for market participants. The public...more

1/23/2019 / Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Comment Period , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

No Such Thing as March Break (2018) – Selected Corporate and Securities Law Developments

March was once again a busy month this year for corporate and securities law developments, with the publishing of staff notices by the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and Canadian...more

4/13/2018 / Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) , Toronto Stock Exchange

CSA Reports Another Small Step for Women; Still No Giant Leap for Humankind

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-309 Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions – Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate...more

11/1/2017 / Board of Directors , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

CSA Identifies Only a Small Step for Women; No Giant Leap for Humankind

On September 28, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-308 – Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions – Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of...more

10/6/2016 / Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)

Multiple Voting Shares: Don’t Call it a Comeback

Dual class share structures have been thrust back into the spotlight by a recent flurry of initial public offerings of subordinate voting shares, a proposed going private transaction of a dual class share company and...more

9/3/2015 / Business Corporation Act , Canada , Canadian Securities Administration , Controlling Stockholders , Corporate Governance , Dual Class Share Structures , Minority Shareholders , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) , Toronto Stock Exchange , Voting Shares

OSC Expects REIT Distributions Disclosure to Yield More Information

In the current low interest rate environment, yield-hungry investors have been particularly attracted to real estate investment trusts (REITs), which, as tax-efficient, flow-through investment vehicles, aim to pay regular...more

2/7/2015 / Canadian Securities Administration , Disclosure Requirements , Fund Distribution , GAAP , Interest Rates , Non-GAAP Financial Measures , Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) , REIT

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