The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) announced the release of its first proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS). The proposed standards aim to set a new benchmark for the disclosure of sustainability-related information. Comments are...
CIRO has unveiled its 2024 Compliance Priorities Report, Helping Firms with Compliance, a guide for Member Firms to navigate regulatory demands, enhancing market integrity. This document outlines the key focus areas, aiming at bolstering investor protection and...
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have officially expressed their support for the initiation of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board’s (CSSB) consultation on the Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards 1 and 2. Canada’s first proposed...
Legacy MFDA Member Staff Notices (MSN) have been migrated to CIRO’s website, at www.ciro.ca, under the Guidance Notes category. As part of the web design, a dedicated page will be created to list all of the notices. The pre-filtered results can be found on the...
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have issued Staff Notice 81-334 which expands on guidance for investment funds on ESG related disclosure practices. The updated guidance expands on and replaces the initial guidance issued in January 2022. It aims to...
Last year’s data hack involving financial services firms and file transfer service GoAnywhere, has resulted in multiple class actions filings. Affected clients may wonder what happens next, given managing overlapping and multiple class actions originating in different...
