CSA offers guidance on elimination of foreign property rule
New rule replaces most existing local CD requirements
Applications due by March 1
Regulators plan to have institutional trade-matching rule in force by start of 2006
Consulation to determine whether any action is required
Applicants may qualify for exemptive relief
Measure aims to improve quality of financial statements
Information on executive pensions most useful if found in proxy circular
Improvements in continuous disclosure regime make changes possible
New national rule harmonizes prospectus and registration exemptions