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TXSE (pronounced TEX-see) announced on April 4, 2025 that its Form 1 registration is now public, putting it one step closer to Y'all Street. The announcement touted its proprietary “matching engine" that it believes will make...more
On November 19, 2024, the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (Tribunal) released its reasons for its July 2024 decision granting an application by Riot Platforms, Inc. (Riot) to cease trade a shareholder rights plan (Plan)...more
One of the grey areas for real estate development, private equity and venture capital firms (“sponsors”) that serially launch new funds is how frequently a sponsor can come to market with a new fund offering without hitting...more
The standard settlement cycle for certain securities in Canada and the United States will be shortened from trade date plus two business days (“T+2”) to trade date plus one business day (“T+1”) in May 2024. A shorter...more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance released a revised version of its proposed 2% equity buyback tax (“Buyback Tax”) that will apply to relevant transactions that occur on or after January 1, 2024....more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) and Ernst & Young LLP recently published Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Exploring Use Cases in Ontario (the “Report”), which examines current artificial intelligence...more
On July 20, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) announced a temporary exemption (the “Exemption”) from the requirements to transmit a Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (“Report of Exempt...more
The New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (“New SRO”) changed its name to “Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization” (“CIRO”) on June 1, 2023. The former Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently released their 2022 Annual Activities Report (Report) summarizing their key oversight activities and assessments of self-regulatory organizations (SROs) and investor...more
On June 1, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced a delay in the launch date for the “System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval +” (SEDAR+). Originally scheduled for June 13, 2023, the SEDAR+...more
On December 8, 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 25-306 Activist Short Selling Update (Staff Notice 25-306) and Joint CSA and IIROC Staff Notice 23-329 Short Selling in...more
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) provides guidance on “Voting Agreements” between a listed issuer and one or more of its security holders. “Positive” Voting Agreements entered into in the context of a transaction requiring...more
On February 15, 2023, the SEC adopted several changes to shorten the standard settlement cycle for securities transactions to T+1 effective May 28, 2024...more
Here’s the deal: Regulation S provides an exclusion from the Section 5 registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for offerings made outside the United States by both U.S....more
In the 1920s, Wall Street cleared and settled trades by the end of the day after the trade instruction (“T+1”). Over the years, that cycle bloated to T+4, to T+3 in 1993, and then T+2 in 2017. Last week, the SEC proposed to...more
The SEC has issued a rule proposal to reduce risks in the clearance and settlement of securities. Specifically, the proposed changes would...more
On November 26, 2019, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed a notice of proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would have modified NYSE’s direct listing rules to (1) permit companies to...more
This guide covers all related information that a securities practitioner needs when working with a Business Development Company (BDC). It provides an overview of the industry and covers applicable securities laws and...more