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The impact of IFRS 16 on bond and loan covenants — five years out

A little more than five years ago, IFRS 16 Leases took effect and rewrote the accounting rules for classifying leases and lease payments in financial...

News and insights from Osler’s market-leading Financial Services Group — April 2024

Osler’s national Financial Services Group is pleased to present its third newsletter.

CIRO publishes proposals to level the advisor compensation playing field

Earlier this year, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization published a consultation paper outlining policy options that would help to level...

Q1 2024 Economic Update with Stephen Poloz

What does 2024 have in store for the Canadian economy? Join us virtually for a first quarter economic update featuring Osler Special Advisor and...

Navigating aircraft security in Québec

The division of powers between federal and provincial jurisdictions in Canada empowers the provinces to exercise their legislative authority over...

New York Court of Appeals clarifies UCC Article 8 choice of law rules for validity of securities

A recent New York Court of Appeals decision regarding the validity of certain secured notes issued by Venezuela’s state oil company provides...

Tokenization: unlocking value and legal challenges

Recently, the cryptocurrency market has taken to tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) such as stocks, bonds, farmland, and precious metals.

Criminal interest rate regulations published for consultation

The federal government published draft regulations proposing important exemptions from the application of the criminal rate of interest cap.

Compliance burdens for payment service providers under final Retail Payment Activities Act regulations

The final regulations to the Retail Payment Activities Act, published on November 22, 2023, ease some compliance burdens for payment service...