Under the joint total cost reporting initiative of the insurance and securities regulators, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has published proposals to introduce beefed-up reporting requirements for segregated funds. The new rules are to take effect on...
The CFA Institute, the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have developed a new resource to define five common terms used in responsible investing. The new resource comes as regulators around the world develop...
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is raising liquidity requirements for high-interest savings account (HISA) ETFs. OSFI said that banks holding deposits for HISA funds will have to hold sufficient high-quality liquid assets, that can be...
The Mutual Fund Dealer CE Program will be ending on November 30, 2023. Program Administrators can access the Compliance Status section of the CERTS dashboard to view and export reports on the progress of Participants, to identify and follow-up with Participants who...
CIRO Staff conducted a review of accreditation of continuing education (CE) activities recognized under the Mutual Fund Dealer (MFD) CE program. Administrative Bulletin 23-0159, outlines some of the best practices that were noted. Accreditors are encouraged to review...
CIRO is amending Part II of the Mutual Fund Dealer Form 1. The objectives of the Housekeeping Amendments are to ensure Part II Report on Compliance, complies with current auditing standards. The Housekeeping Amendments were approved by the Recognizing Regulators on...