Blog

Risk Management and Crisis Response Blog Risk Management and Crisis Response Blog

Subscribe now
Editors
Lawrence E. Ritchie

Partner, Disputes, Toronto

Alexander Cobb

Partner, Disputes, Toronto

Victoria Graham

Partner, Financial Services, Toronto

Shawn Irving

Partner, Disputes, Toronto

Kevin O’Brien

Partner, Disputes, Toronto

Elizabeth Sale

Partner, Financial Services, Toronto

Lauren Tomasich

Partner, Disputes, Toronto

Malcolm Aboud

Counsel, Disputes, Toronto

John M. Valley

Partner, Corporate, Toronto

About

Risk Management and Crisis Response draws on the experience of a national team to provide information related to proactive prevention and compliance for corporations. We share highlights and comment on significant developments related to legal matters, regulatory changes and related threats.

Risk Management and Crisis Response Blog Featured Image

Results

Latest Blog Posts

Blog June 25, 2019

OSC Burden Reduction Initiative – Rules-based versus principle-based regulation

As the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) considers how best to implement its burden reduction initiative, there has been significant...

Read more
Blog June 18, 2019

Seeing the forest for the trees: Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses Sino-Forest executives’ appeal of OSC decision

On June 3, 2019 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Hung et al, v. Ontario (Securities Commission), upholding the ruling of the...

Read more
Blog June 13, 2019

Blockchain company and CEO to pay over $1M for misleading investors

The OSC has approved a settlement agreement with NextBlock Global Limited and its founder and CEO, Alex Tapscott, in connection with misleading...

Read more
Blog June 7, 2019

SEC introduces long-awaited best interest standard

On June 5, 2019, after over a year of debate, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission adopted its long-awaited Regulation Best Interest: The...

Read more
Blog June 6, 2019

OSC Burden Reduction Initiative – OSC roundtables

In January 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) announced the formation of a Burden Reduction Task Force aimed at minimizing...

Read more
Blog May 30, 2019

OSC’s Investor Advisory Panel releases 2018 Annual Report

The challenge of understanding the unique perspectives of consumer level investors led the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to establish the...

Read more
Blog May 22, 2019

MFDA boosts enforcement activity in 2018

Canada’s ‘other’ national self-regulatory agency is demonstrating its intention to police the mutual fund distributors it...

Read more
Blog May 13, 2019

OSC Seeks Input on Priorities for 2019-2020

On March 28, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) published for comment its 2019-2020 Draft Statement of Priorities. Notable...

Read more
Blog May 8, 2019

UK SFO Speeding Up Investigations

The Director of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) – the U.K’s primary enforcement authority for economic...

Read more
Blog May 3, 2019

Impending federal regulations on workplace violence and harassment

New workplace harassment and violence rules will apply to Federally Regulated Employers. The public policy agenda behind these and similar...

Read more