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Alberta and Saskatchewan securities regulators adopt new small business financing prospectus exemption
Calgary – The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) today adopted a new prospectus exemption designed to facilitate greater access to capital for…
El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency
The cryptocurrency will be legal tender alongside the US dollar By Jon Porter As of today, Bitcoin is an official currency of El Salvador alongside the US dollar, after the…
Complaint processing and dispute settlement – AMF publishes draft regulation for comment
Québec – The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) today is publishing the Notice of consultation (pdf - 50 KB)This link will open in a new window and the Draft Regulation respecting complaint processing and dispute resolution…
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AMF seeks to enhance financial industry complaint handling
Proposal would harmonize standards throughout Quebec’s financial sector By: James Langton New rules proposed by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) would set new standards for dealing with client complaints…
Investing for Impact
By: Ameeta Vijay From silent votes at annual general meetings to booming public calls for action, investors are demanding positive, transformative impact in areas from climate action to equity for women…
Not your ‘same old’ economic plan: Anne McLellan on the coalition that will use the lessons of COVID to plot the next 30 years
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole might be “the man with the plan,” but a couple of women who served in centre/centre-right governments are leading the most promising effort to re-establish a…
Should climate change action cost the economy? Canadians unsure, poll says
Following a summer of record-setting heatwaves and devastating forest fires, it has become clear to Canadians that something needs to be done about climate change. But new Ipsos polling suggests…
CSA to host roundtable that tackles greenwashing
Amid growing concerns about so-called greenwashing, and other issues arising from the growth of sustainable investing, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is hosting an online roundtable to discuss ESG-related regulatory…