News Release
BCSC details money-saving proposal with BC companies
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Date:
2002-12-12 -
Number:
2002/73
Vancouver –TSX and TSX Venture companies based in British Columbia will hear how they can raise capital faster at less cost through a new disclosure system proposed by the B.C. Securities Commission.
The Canadian Listed Company Association is hosting a free workshop Friday, December 13 at the Terminal City Club. As part of the breakfast event, John McCoach, the new TSX Venture vice-president of Corporate Finance, will provide closing remarks.
BCSC Vice-Chair Brent Aitken and members of his deregulation project team will introduce company directors, officers and advisors to the commission’s proposal for a Continuous Market Access (CMA) system. CMA would replace the current prospectus-based system public companies now use to raise money from investors.
Findings from the recent BCSC cost-benefit survey of TSX And TSX Venture companies will also be presented.
“Our national survey of public companies shows that a continuous market access system can deliver better disclosure to investors at a lower cost to companies than is possible with the prospectus system,” said Aitken. “Companies would save as much as $170-million in capital-raising costs over a five-year period under the CMA system.”
The BCSC New Proposals for Securities Regulation and the cost-benefit analysis, “Better Disclosure, Lower Costs” are posted on the commission website at www.bcsc.bc.ca/bcproposals [Link no longer operational]
Better Disclosure, Lower Costs Friday, December 13 Terminal City Club – Ferguson Room 837 West Hastings Street 7:30 am breakfast 8:00 – 10:00 am program |
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