Registration Reform in Canada: The Critical Path
On February 29, 2008, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published their revised proposals relating to national registration requirements for dealers, advisers and investment fund managers. Over 260 comment letters were received on the original proposals (published in February of 2007). These proposals constitute an overhaul of registration requirements and registration exempt activities, and are intended to present a streamlined and harmonized approach to the regulation of investment activities across Canada. The revised proposals were open for comments until May 29, 2008. Update: The CSA have recently released a Staff Notice indicating that they expect to publish National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements (NI 31-103) in July 2009. If approved by the appropriate government authorities in each jurisdiction, the CSA expect NI 31-103 to come into force at the end of September 2009. |
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