Canadian Securities Regulators Establish Regulatory Regime For Financial Benchmarks Date
29/04/2021
The securities regulatory authorities of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia today adopted final rules to establish a Canadian regulatory regime for financial benchmarks.
“With the adoption of these rules, the public can be confident that Canadian financial benchmarks remain robust, reliable, and aligned with international standards,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers.
Currently, there are no formal securities regulatory requirements or oversight in Canada for benchmarks, and those that administer them, contribute data used to determine them or use them. The rules published today provide a comprehensive regime for the designation and regulation of benchmarks, as well as persons or companies that administer them. Additionally, the rules provide a framework fo
Canadian Securities Regulators Seek Comment On Proposed Framework For Commodity Benchmarks Date
29/04/2021
The securities regulatory authorities of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia today published for comment a proposed framework for the designation and regulation of commodity benchmarks and the persons or companies that administer them.
“The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recognizes that benchmarks are becoming increasingly important to our capital markets,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers. “The proposed framework would codify international best practices with respect to designated commodity benchmarks.”
The proposed framework for commodity benchmarks is the second phase of a dual phase approach to develop a regulatory framework for benchmarks in general. Phase 1 focused on implementing a framework for the regulation of financial benchmarks