by Alixe Cormick | Aug 9, 2024
– August 9, 2024 – The regulation of securities trading in Canada is essential to ensuring the integrity of financial markets and protecting investors. A critical aspect of this regulation is the requirement for individuals and companies to register with...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022
– *updated March 24, 2022 – Pssst…want to offer your securities to the largest number of people possible in Canada without filing a prospectus? Want control and certainty over what information prospective investors are relying on when purchasing securities...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022
– *updated March 24, 2022 – On Facebook I have over 150 “friends”. On LinkedIn, I have over 1,600 business connections or “business associates”. Only twenty people are on both lists. Unfortunately for me, and for you, being a friend of someone on Facebook...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022
– *updated March 24, 2022 – Over half of my friends and family have asked me for money. Some wanted to buy a new car, a new home, or start or expand their business. Some needed help paying their rent. When you have experienced a certain amount of success...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022
(* Statement given at an investigation interview with the BC Securities Commission) – *updated March 24, 2022 – When raising private capital in Canada, companies rely on three main exemptions from the registration and prospectus requirements of the various...
by Alixe Cormick | Feb 14, 2022
– *updated February 14, 2022 – The British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan Securities Commissions are all very proactive in their approach to overseeing the exempt private placement securities market involving their home jurisdictions. One way...