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Global financial crime compliance costs are trending upwards. Is Canada catching up?

A new report shows the costs of global financial crime compliance skyrocketed in the last year. In their blog post, Lawrence Ritchie, Sonja Pavic and...

Ontario Superior Court dismisses $4.5B negligence claim against TD Bank related to fraudulent Ponzi scheme

Osler’s Shawn Irving, Frédéric Plamondon and Sarah Firestone comment in their latest blog post on the Ontario Superior Court of...

Perspectives on class action proceedings reform in Québec

In their blog, Osler’s Jessica Harding, Frederic Plamondon, Céline Legendre and Eric Préfontaine comment on the Québec Ministry of...

SEC to revisit proxy advisory firm rules

In their blog, Osler’s Andrew MacDougall and Min Oh comment on the direction that was given to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff to...

New Canadian foreign investment promotion and protection model expands responsible business conduct provisions

On May 13, 2021, Global Affairs Canada released the 2021 Model FIPA, a model agreement which will serve as the basis for future foreign investment...

U.S. moves closer to specific insider trading legislation

Efforts in the United States to more effectively combat insider trading took a step forward recently when the United States House of Representatives...

FINTRAC announces flexible compliance approach for upcoming Canadian anti-money laundering changes

FINTRAC announces flexible compliance approach for upcoming Canadian anti-money laundering changes. Osler’s Elizabeth Sale and Haley Adams...

Is Canada rising to the challenge? Responding to calls for more effective financial crime prevention and enforcement

As we have observed in a number of our prior posts (e.g., our post illustrating Canada’s drop from the top 10 least corrupt countries in...

Canada’s budget introduces long-awaited beneficial ownership registry to combat money laundering

With increasing spotlight being shone on the prevalence of financial wrongdoing worldwide   – especially following revelations...

A look back at IIROC’s enforcement activities: Early resolution offers, more sanctions, and more hearings

The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a host of novel issues that have had an impact on markets, companies, investors and consumers. Without a doubt,...