OSC using more freeze orders to recoup fraud money, challenges remain
The Ontario Securities Commission has made frequent use of new freeze-order powers to try to protect stolen money from being hidden or moved offshore...
Canada could be corporate diversity leader, says study (OSC)
The majority of directors from Canada’s 500 largest organizations (82%) say they have diverse boards, according to the Canadian Board Diversity Council’s annual report...
OSC Proposes Higher Financial Awards For Whistleblowers
The OSC is close to adopting a proposed final version of its previously-announced whistleblowing policy (the Program). The Program would award eligible whistleblowers up...
OSC troubled by ban on share resales to activist investors
Canadian regulators said they are concerned about bans some companies have imposed on the resale of their shares to activist investors.
“While we do not...
Howard Wetston – Bay Street sheriff who kept his eye on the big picture
Howard Wetston was expected by many to be a shoo-in to lead the country’s first national securities regulator.
But there is no national securities regulator,...
