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Leveraging AI in franchising: opportunities and legal considerations

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a driving force in reshaping and transforming business operations across various industries. In the...

Securities and Exchange Commission approval of Ether ETFs

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a proposed rule change allowing major exchanges to list Ethereum exchange-traded funds.

So you’ve submitted your report under Canada’s Modern Slavery Act — now what? Best practices to ensure supply chain compliance

The first reporting deadline under Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Modern Slavery Act or the...

Ontario court finds police cannot circumvent Parliament’s tailor-made warrants for digital assets

As new technologies emerge in an evolving enforcement framework, companies should ensure their rights are understood and protected.

Emerging AI security risks and considerations: key takeaways from the NIST adversarial machine learning report

As AI systems become increasingly prevalent and their integration into organizations become more entrenched, businesses face novel and evolving...

OSFI to finalize risk management guidance covering the use of AI and machine learning within models

The OSFI is releasing an updated guidance on model risk management for financial institutions.

SEC wins novel ‘shadow trading’ trial against biopharma executive

A novel theory of insider trading known as “shadow trading” involves the use of material non-public information about a reporting issuer...

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...

Compliance is starting to break the bank — it doesn’t have to

On February 21, 2024, LexisNexis Risk Solutions published its True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Study, reporting on the results of a global...

Duty of procedural fairness that would be owed to witnesses in issuing summonses under the Securities Act is minimal

A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision confirmed that, amongst the very limited avenues that witnesses have to challenge a regulatory...