Hurtling towards the future: regulatory development in the financial services sector

Developments in the financial services sector in 2024 are likely to have a continued impact on providers in the coming year.

Private equity M&A: strong appetite for exchangeable share structures

Exchangeable share structures are expected to become increasingly popular in the coming years.

The rise of retail: accessing private markets

Private asset investing is expected to evolve and grow in the coming years.

Navigating control transactions: clarifying acceptable conduct boundaries

We review recent Canadian securities regulatory authority decisions that impact control transactions.

Venture capital in the balance: steering through market turbulence

Valuations and deal dynamics in the innovation ecosystem gradually adapted to a new, post-pandemic normal in 2024.

Crypto evolving: embracing TradFi compliance amid regulatory uncertainty

Heading into 2025, the regulatory landscape around cryptoassets and other emerging technologies remains in flux.

Two years of CIRO: enforcement, harmonization and what’s next

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization’s core priorities will be enforcement and regulatory harmonization.

Will new powers lead to more effective capital markets regulatory enforcement?

With broader investigative and enforcement powers, securities regulators levied increased sanctions in 2024.

It’s debatable: unresolved corporate governance issues impacting 2025

Debates on current corporate governance topics will shape the practices of Canadian issuers into 2025.

Termination clauses under the microscope and other cautions

The increasing unwillingness of the courts to enforce contractual termination clauses is creating a more expensive environment for employers.