Weekly Reports
Updates for the week ending May 28, 2004
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Policies & Instruments
- BC
Notice 2004/26 - Request for Comment - Changes to Proposed National
Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure, Form 81-106F1 and
Companion Policy 81-106CP Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure (Second
Publication) and Related Amendments
- National Instrument 81-106 - Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure
- Companion Policy 81-106CP - Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure
- Form 81-106F1 - Contents of Annual and Interim Management Report of Fund Performance
The CSA is publishing for a second comment period, proposed continuous disclosure rules for investment funds. The rule sets out all financial disclosure requirements for investment funds, and introduces a new management discussion of fund performance.
CSA Notice 81-405 - Request for Comment - Proposed exemptions for certain capital accumulation plans
The CSA is proposing a registration exemption for persons who are trading mutual fund securities to certain capital accumulation plans and a prospectus exemption for mutual funds that want to distribute their securities to those capital accumulation plans. The exemption describes certain conditions that need to be fulfilled before both the registration and prospectus exemption will be available. We are seeking comment on the exemption, and the proposed conditions. We will consider comments received by July 30, 2004.
- BC Notice 2004/27 - Publication of Guidelines for Capital Accumulation Plans
The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators, which is an organization of securities, pension and insurance regulators, has developed Guidelines for Capital Accumulation Plans. These guidelines describe best practices for operating these plans, which include defined contribution pension plans where plan members choose their investments and group RRSPs. The CSA intends to implement the guidelines through conditions in an exemption from the registration and prospectus requirement. The CSA is publishing the proposed exemption for comment.
- BC Instrument 21-502 - Exemption from Certain Filing Requirements for Out-of-province Alternative Trading Systems
This notice announces an exemption from the filing of quarterly reports and significant change reports for alternative trading systems that have their principal Canadian operations outside British Columbia.
- BC Notice 2004/28 - Publication for Comment of Proposed BC Instrument 52-509 Audit Committees
- BC Instrument 52-509 - Audit Committees
This notice publishes for comment proposed BC Instrument 52-509 Audit Committees. This rule is an alternative to Multilateral Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees, which has not been adopted in BC. Comments received by July 28, 2004 will be considered.
News & Events
- News Release 2004/25 - Securities dealers pay $95,000 for breaching securities laws
- News Release 2004/26 - Regulators Release Guidelines For Capital Accumulation Plans
Decisions, Settlements, Hearings, and Temporary Orders
- DPM Securities Inc./Valeurs Mobilieres DPM Inc., et al. - Settlement Agreement
- 526053 B.C. Ltd., et al. - Hearing Adjournment
Cease Trade Orders & Revocations
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Some discretionary and MRRS orders are located in the Temporary Orders section of Decisions & Orders
- Hollinger Inc. and David F. Radler - Cease Trade Order under
Section 164
- Hollinger International Inc. and David F. Radler - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
- Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. and Margot Northey - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
- International Rochester Energy Corp. - Partial Revocation Order under Section 171
- Verb Exchange Inc., Jeff Durno, Nathanael G. Lineham, David Ebert, Ross Wilmot, Noel Bambrough, Scott Ackerman, Paul Witzel, Pierre Lapointe, Heather King, Natgar Capital Corp., Gabriel Investments Ltd., Witzel Capital Corp., Gestion Maclap Management Inc. - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
Exemptions and MRRS Orders
- TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. - MRRS
- Reebok International Ltd., et al. - MRRS
- Sleeman Breweries Ltd. - MRRS