OSFI outlines technology and cyber security incident reporting expectations

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) recently issued the Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting...

Wells Fargo officials reach $240 million settlement over unauthorized accounts

On February 28, 2019, a $240 million (U.S. dollar) settlement reached between Wells Fargo executives and directors and the bank’s U.S....

CSA and IIROC propose regulatory framework for cryptoasset trading platforms

On March 14, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published a...

Investment Canada Act Annual Report provides new insights into the small number of transactions that have raised national security concerns

On March 1, 2019, the Director of Investments filed the annual report on the administration of the Investment Canada Act for the fiscal year ending...

Social-impact investing: a viable asset class with an eye to the future

An array of new investment products is demonstrating there is a growing appetite by investors of all kinds – pension funds, governments and retail...

Supreme Court of Canada addresses “distorting lens” metaphor of appellate review

In Salomon v. Matte‑Thompson, 2019 SCC 14, the Supreme Court of Canada recently addressed, for the first time, the metaphor of the...

PDAC 2019: Lots to talk about

As a summary of PDAC 2019, we discuss all the rumours, speculation and hot topics amongst industry participants; from the gold sector and mega...

Inter-jurisdictional enforcement against cryptocurrency-related financial products

In its first enforcement decision concerning cryptocurrency, the Ontario Securities Commission permanently prohibited USI-Tech Limited from...

Osler submission to OECD on Public Consultation Document Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digitalisation of the Economy

Osler made a submission to the OECD in response to its February 13, 2019 public consultation document on the possible solutions to the tax challenges...