The Ontario Securities Commission has approved a memorandum of understanding with Quebec’s Autorité des marches financiers, which sets out how they will cooperate to oversee…
Changes will allow companies to reclassify some financial instruments to allow them to avoid fair-value accounting treatment
Rule would require each marketplace to enforce procedures to ensure that better-priced orders are executed first
Report makes recommendations on transparency, conflicts of interest, and use of credit ratings
Provisions also address failed trade activity
Sale will partially offset previously announce term purchase and resale transactions
The U.S. Treasury Department has announced new executive compensation rules that will apply under its planned bailout measures.Treasury today announced a US$25 billon plan to…
Bank of Canada acts to boost market liquidity; U.S. government to buy banking shares
The Ontario Securities Commission has announced the new membership of the Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee (CDAC) for 2008 – 2010.The CDAC is comprised of members…
Banks lower prime lending rate
The International Organization of Securities Commissions Emerging Markets Committee announced that it will study the implications of the financial crisis for emerging market countries in…
Damages for breach are the amount of loss it caused to DS, court rules
NYSE Regulation has fined RBC Capital Markets Corp. for alleged trading violations.An NYSE hearing officer found that on numerous occasions from Oct. 13, 2004, through…
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has issued a letter to federally regulated financial institutions regarding their progress to the transition to International…
The report will look at accounting standards and the impact of bank failures, among other things
Several of the world’s major central banks are spelling out their latest new measures aimed at pumping up market liquidity.The banks, led by the U.S.…
The regulator has increased the surveillance of trading activity on Canadian equity marketplaces during the current market turmoil
New proposals would require prospectus to sell ABCP short-term debt
The Alberta Securities Commission has extended an order temporarily prohibiting short sales of certain financial sector securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The extended…
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published for public consultation a series of proposals designed to address regulatory issues concerning retail investor involvement in…
U.S. Treasury, Fed pledge additional support for financial markets
Ban to expire next week, at the same time the SEC’s ban also expires
New fee model would rely on historical data and eliminate special participation fees, among other changes
The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada is seeking to exempt reps from delivering leverage disclosure when it’s not relevant.The MFDA is proposing amendments to…
Enforcement division filed 40 new actions for manipulation or attempted manipulation in the energy markets