The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced that the term of Maureen Jensen, Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the OSC, has been extended for three years by the Ontario Ministry of Finance. The Order in Council is accessible on the Ontario Government’s website. Maureen Jensen is an outstanding leader who brings exceptional value…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today launched a newly redesigned and mobile-friendly GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca. GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca is an investor education website that provides investors with unbiased information and interactive resources to help them make informed investment decisions. The OSC has redeveloped the website from the ground up to enable visitors using mobile devices and tablets to engage…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that has published OSC Staff Notice 45-715 2017 Ontario Exempt Market Report, which provides a snapshot of the current state of Ontario’s exempt market and a preliminary assessment of recent regulatory reforms. The report summarizes capital raising activity by corporate (non-investment fund) issuers in Ontario’s exempt market during 2015…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today released A Framework for Responsive Market Regulation, a paper presented at Oxford University that addresses how Canadian regulators are responding to changes in the market while protecting investors. As our capital markets evolve, we must have the courage to foster a responsive regulatory climate that allows innovation while ensuring…
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Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen announced today the following appointments to the OSC. The Commissioners will each serve a two-year term effective February 2, 2017. Robert P. Hutchison spent more than 40 years with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, where he practiced business law, focusing on financial services. In addition to advising…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a white paper and video to highlight key insights gained from RegHackTO, the first hackathon by a securities regulator in Canada. Held in November 2016, RegHackTO brought together more than 120 members of the Canadian fintech community who competed to find solutions to regulatory problems in four areas: RegTech,…
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Under a new Co-Operation Agreement, innovative FinTech businesses in Ontario and the United Kingdom will be able to seek support from their financial regulators as they seek to operate in the other’s market. Signed this week, the Agreement allows the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to refer to one another…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) just launched InvestmentReporting.ca, a new website that helps investors navigate new annual reports introduced as part of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Client Relationship Model – Phase 2 (CRM2) initiative. The reports provide greater transparency about the performance of an investor’s account over specific periods of time and the fees paid…
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Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen has announced today the following appointments to the OSC. The Commissioners will each serve a two-year term effective November 16, 2016. Philip Anisman, BA, LLB, LLM, JSD has almost 50 years of experience teaching and practising securities and corporate law. A former professor of law and…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced RegHackTO, the first hackathon by a securities regulator in Canada. RegHackTO aims to bring together Canadian innovators, strategists and developers to collaborate on possible solutions to shared challenges in the regulatory environment. The event follows the OSC’s establishment of OSC LaunchPad, which engages with fintech businesses, provides the opportunity for…
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