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CFTC announces record-breaking whistleblower award: Does it raise the bar for incentivizing whistleblowing?

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently announced the largest payout ever given to a single whistleblower under the Dodd-Frank Program...

Move towards stablecoin regulation picks up pace in U.S.

The move to regulate stablecoins is picking up in the United States. Osler’s Lawrence Ritchie, Lori Stein and Simon Cameron look at how the...

The pursuit of protection and deterrence: the OSC finds MFDA panel erred in failing to impose a fine

Last month, the Ontario Securities Commission ruled that a decision of the self-regulating Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada regarding...

The Pandora Papers: associated risks and the rising importance of beneficial ownership

On October 3, 2021, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (the ICIJ) leaked the “Pandora Papers” – a collection...

The international effort to establish a global regulatory framework for stablecoins continues

How best to regulate crypto currency and other coin innovations continues to be a challenge. In their blog, Osler authors Lawrence E. Ritchie, Lori...

Movement towards financial title regulation expands across Canada

Several provinces have begun regulating the titles used by professionals in the financial services industry, but important distinctions remain. In...