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OSC adopts rule for distributions outside Canada

The OSC has adopted a rule to bring greater certainty to cross-border activities in Ontario. The rule provides explicit exemptions that preserve current cross-border practices, and responds to the challenges issuers and intermediaries face in determining whether a prospectus must be filed or not for securities distribution to investors outside Canada, the regulatory body said […]

By Staff |December 21, 2017

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Tim Moseley named OSC vice-chair

Tim Moseley has been appointed vice-chair of the OSC for a two-year term, effective Nov. 29, 2017. Prior to his appointment, he served as an OSC commissioner and as chair of the adjudicative committee. Moseley has more than 20 years of experience in compliance and enforcement, including in civil and regulatory proceedings. His previous experience […]

By Staff |December 1, 2017

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Young Ontarians are savers, not investors

Investing isn’t the number-one financial priority of young Ontarians, reveals OSC research. While most young Ontarians save (80%), fewer than half (47%) invest. (The study is based on those aged 18 to 36.) Reasons cited for not investing include: Read: What young clients don’t understand A top alternative financial priority is homeownership, with one-third of […]

By Staff |November 27, 2017

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How to make yourself invulnerable to liability

Keeping abreast of your client obligations is no easy feat, and following proposed legislation—like Finance’s tax reforms for businesses—adds to the burden. If the department’s reforms are passed, your business-owning clients might require new planning. If you don’t inform them of the changes in a timely manner, could you be held liable? “It’s completely settled […]

By Michelle Schriver |November 24, 2017

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