New Brunswick amendment to derivatives rules to soon take effect
As we previously discussed, the New Brunswick Securities Commission recently proposed an amendment to its Local Rule 91-501 Derivatives to modify the language respecting the exemption for "qualified parties". Specifically, the amendment states that the registration requirement does not apply "where each party to the trade is a qualified party acting as principal". The NBSC has now set the date of implementation of the amendment as September 1, 2010.