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In a word, Canada’s stock ownership disclosure falls ... short
David Milstead
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Canadian securities regulators impose further restrictions on unregistered crypto trading platforms
The FTX logo is shown on the FTX Arena, where the Miami Heat NBA basketball team play, in Miami, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has set out new rules for unregistered cryptocurrency trading platforms operating in Canada following a wave of bankruptcies in the space including FTX, Voyager Digital and Celsius Network. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lynne Sladky
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Court refuses to allow class-action lawsuit to proceed against discount brokerage firms
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. Analysts say the upcoming earnings season will be overshadowed for investors by the macroeconomic cycle, with interest rates and inflation data taking a front seat to individual company reports.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
Banks, insurers owe it to shareholders to hold in-person annual meetings
Rita Trichur
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Canada’s securities watchdogs vow to regulate crypto sector more forcefully in wake of FTX’s collapse
FILE Ñ Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, speaks via a video feed from the Bahamas to the New York Times DealBook conference in New York on Nov. 30, 2022. A series of about a dozen group texts shows BinanceÕs Changpeng Zhao accusing Bankman-Fried of orchestrating trades to destabilize the crypto industry. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
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Canadian regulators consider rules to reveal identities of short sellers and details of their trades
A sign board in Toronto displays the level of the TSX close on Monday March 16, 2020. About a quarter of Canadians are losing faith in the stock market and are now looking to cash out their investments, a new survey has found.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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What’s changed in this year’s Canada’s Top Wealth Advisor ranking?
Arrow symbol glowing amid black arrow symbols on black background. Horizontal composition with copy space. Stock market and finance concept.
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Canada’s disclosure rules for ESG investing critiqued for not going far enough
soccer
‘I am so sorry’: Former Vancouver Whitecaps coach apologizes for sex offences
Former Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada U-20 women's soccer coach Bob Birarda leaves provincial court after the first day of a sentencing hearing, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Birarda pleaded guilty in February to three counts of sexual assault and one count of touching a young person for a sexual purpose. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
your practice
New rules to require U.K. advisors to deliver good outcomes – will Canada follow?
FILE PHOTO: Signage for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Britain's financial regulatory body, is seen at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
opinion
Canada’s securities enforcement tails off, and the future looks no brighter
David Milstead
soccer
Canada Soccer ‘mishandled’ sexual harassment allegations in 2008 against then-coach Bob Birarda, review finds
Former Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada U-20 women's soccer coach Bob Birarda leaves provincial court after the first day of a sentencing hearing, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Birarda pleaded guilty in February to three counts of sexual assault and one count of touching a young person for a sexual purpose. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canada continues relaxed regulation of ESG funds amid ‘greenwashing’ claims elsewhere
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. A report from the Canadian Securities Administrators says that women now sit in two out of every 10  corporate board seats — but women lead as board chair for only six per cent of public Canadian companies surveyed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Andrew Kriegler named CEO of new merged securities industry regulator
Canada's investment dealer regulator says the governments of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon have joined seven provinces in granting it legal authority to protect investors and discipline wrongdoers. Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada President and CEO Andrew Kriegler is interviewed during an event at James Bay New Horizons in Victoria on Friday, April 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
opinion
CSA’s proposal for company disclosures has downsides for investors
Jean-Paul Bureaud and Edward Waitzer
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Merger of Canadian investment industry regulators heads to final stages with new board
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. A report from the Canadian Securities Administrators says that women now sit in two out of every 10  corporate board seats — but women lead as board chair for only six per cent of public Canadian companies surveyed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Regulators propose rules to improve how cost of investing is reported to clients
Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
New rules could push Canada to get tougher on corporate disclosure
Jeffrey Jones
opinion
Thinking of investing sustainably? Canadian regulators might help you
Ian Tam, CFA
screen time
Kim’s Convenience, Night Raiders lead perfectly complicated 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominations
Barry Hertz
opinion
Investors will pay the price if the holes in climate-disclosure regulations aren’t tightened
Jeffrey Jones
opinion
Canada’s next big step in sustainable finance - let’s get disclosure right
Jim Leech and Sean Cleary
canada
Former Canadian Space Agency engineer charged with breach of trust, RCMP says
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Investors, speak up. Securities regulators need to hear your grievances about online AGMs
Rita Trichur
opinion
What happens after COP26? Canada’s $2-trillion question
Darryl White and Perrin Beatty
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Cryptocurrency platform CoinSmart sees its shares climb on launch of IPO
FILE - This May 12, 2021, file photo shows an advertisement for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin displayed on a tram in Hong Kong. Cryptocurrencies have surged to nearly $2.5 trillion in total value, rivaling the size of G7 economies like Canada’s and Italy’s, with more than 200 million users. At that size, it’s simply too large for the financial establishment to ignore. Firms that cater to the world’s wealthiest families are increasingly putting some of their fortunes into crypto. Hedge funds are trading Bitcoin, which has big-name banks starting to offer them services around it. And in the latest milestone for the industry, an easy-to-trade fund tied to Bitcoin began trading on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
sports
De Kock protests after South Africa team ordered to take knee
South Africa's Quinton De Kock (L) and his teammate Lungi Ngidi attend a practice session ahead of the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between South Africa and West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 25, 2021. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Regulators eye mandating climate disclosures
Grant Vingoe became Chair and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission in April 2020. Photographed in Toronto May 1, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Banks cannot cut off third-party funds for clients, head of securities regulators group says
Bank towers are shown on Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
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Canadian regulators crack down on crypto advertisements
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 19, 2021 this illustration photograph taken on July 19, 2021 in Istanbul shows a physical banknote and coin imitations of the Bitcoin crypto currency. - Bitcoin soared 10 percent to top $38,000 on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Advisors struggle to deal with rise of dementia among aging clients
An attentive senior man listens as a financial advisor gives him advice about retirement plans.
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Canadian regulators to create new watchdog for investment industry, replacing IIROC and MFDA
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. A report from the Canadian Securities Administrators says that women now sit in two out of every 10  corporate board seats — but women lead as board chair for only six per cent of public Canadian companies surveyed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Regulators now equipped to crack down on misleading financial metrics
A new report shows rapid growth in the use of non-GAAP measures over the past decade in Canada.
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Securities regulators propose allowing small companies to report financial results every six months instead of quarterly
FILE PHOTO: The Canadian flag is seen on top of a flagpole in the midst of high-rise buildings in the financial district of Toronto April 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
opinion
What Client Focused Reforms mean for Canadian investors
Ian Tam, CFA
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Advocates want securities association’s diversity consultation to take broad approach
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan