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1. Securities Market Regulation in Canada

   The existing Canadian securities regulatory system is composed of 13 provincial and territorial securities regulatory authorities (SRAs) as well as various self-regulatory organizations (SROs). The SRAs generally have similar objectives. https://www ...

2. Securities Regulators Propose Increase to their Customer Base

     Anyone following the recent actions of Canadian securities regulators can only conclude from their behavior that they are experiencing a real identity crisis. Despite more and more talk from the regulators themselves about the need to reduce the ...

3. The BCSC Proposals and the Future of Securities Regulation in Canada

     The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has recently released a paper, New Concepts for Securities Regulation that contains a number of proposals for Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators that should give investors reason ...

4. The Power of Markets to Solve Their Own Problems

     Its staff has stepped up its reviews of annual financial statements. Its Chairman, Harvey Pitt, has called on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to review corporate governance and listing standards. And the SEC has proposed several new disclosure ...

5. Corporate Governance Ratings; an Opportunity for the Private Sector

     Corporate executives and directors are meeting in Toronto this week at the second Corporate Governance Conference to discuss igniting more passion in the boardroom. One idea they might explore is whether there is demand for corporate governance rating ...

6. Commissions Unbound: The Changed Status of Securities Regulators in Canada

   The purpose of this study is to examine the consequences of the changed status of the commissions through a review of the behaviour of the ASC, BCSC, and OSC. Evidence suggests the reduced financial accountability inherent in the commissions' changed ...