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Toronto – The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (the participating jurisdictions) today published the underlying data used to prepare the seventh year review of women on boards and in executive officer positions. This was the seventh annual review of disclosure related to women on boards and in […]

Toronto –  The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment the proposed business conduct regime for regulating dealers and advisers in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in Canada. The proposed derivatives business conduct rule was initially published for comment on April 4, 2017 (the first consultation) and again on June 14, 2018 (the second consultation). The […]

Regulated Industries FCNB is responsible for the regulation and enforcement of securities, insurance, pensions, credit unions, trust and loan companies, co-operatives, mortgage brokers, pay day lenders, real estate and a wider range of other consumer legislation. We regulate 36,000 industry participants who make their living working with New Brunswickers’ money. These industry participants handle more […]

New research suggests that during the height of COVID-19, the number of people searching for a furry friend to keep them company hit new highs — not only physically but also in the metaverse. The question is, Are tokenized pets here to stay or are they a pandemic fad? The metaverse is widely regarded as […]

Stocks opened mostly lower Friday, on track for a hefty weekly loss as the Nasdaq Composite pushes deeper into correction territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.07% rose 56 points, or 0.2%, to 34,772, while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.49% was off 0.1% at 4,477. The Nasdaq was down 0.2% at 14,126, bringing it […]

Notice Comments Summary FINRA has adopted amendments to its rules to clarify the application of FINRA rules to security-based swaps (SBS):1 FINRA has adopted a new Rule 0180 (Application of Rules to Security-Based Swaps), which, along with conforming amendments to Rule 9610 (Procedures for Exemptions—Application), will become effective February 6, 2022. The new rule replaces […]