CSA overhauls corporate governance guidelines
Following years of debate, the corporate regulatory environment in Canada is set for significant change. In addition to a string...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Canadian regulator reviewing changes to NI 55-104
'Can open – worms everywhere!’ My friend’s succinct phrase must describe perfectly how regulators feel whenever they publish...
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Canadian M&A activity hits six-year low
It’s been a quiet few months for Canadian attorneys, accountants and others who specialize in the arcane art of corporate...
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FINRA implements new rules to improve arbitration process
When the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and NYSE Regulation merged into the Financial Industry Regulatory...
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Suits against non-domestic issuers on the rise
Recently, global securities class action litigation has been increasing in the US. The number of suits filed in federal courts...
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Combined Code on Corporate Governance review
As the credit crunch has shown, no corporate governance model is perfect. Traditionally, the legalistic US model has been...
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The new expensive world of data
It’s the bad news many corporate secretaries dread: when their company is hit with a lawsuit, expenses just keep on multiplying...
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Disappearing act
Law firms have long been seen as a breed apart as employers, seemingly immune to market forces. Their model has been to hire...
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Opposition playbook
Few federal agencies have come in for as much criticism in recent months as the SEC. The agency’s Division of Enforcement, in...
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Your escheating heart
As state and federal budgets feel the impact of the recession, governments are desperately seeking any extra income stream and...
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