Alberta names Stan Magidson as new head of ASC
Alberta’s Finance Minister has named a new head of the provincial securities commission, while voicing his opposition to a national regulator.
Stan Magidson, who recently...
CSA unveils new guidelines to fix shareholder voting counts
Canada’s securities regulators want industry players involved in counting shareholder votes to agree to notify investors whenever they reject or prorate their votes because...
B.C. government office proposes more oversight of mortgage brokers
When the provincial watchdog in charge of mortgage brokers concluded that a Chilliwack broker had altered a client’s tax documents as part of an...
Without regulation of short sellers, investors are left making assumptions
While short sellers exercise ever more influence on Canadian public companies, the regulatory regime governing these speculators has remained somewhat static. As we’ve seen...
ASC 2015 Oil and Gas review report suggests best disclosure practices
The Alberta Securities Commission has published its 2015 Oil and Gas Review Report. The Report consists of the ASC's observations and analysis of oil...
