The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada has issued a notice regarding changes to reporting obligations under anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules.

It notes that amendments have been made to the legislation that will change certain obligations of securities dealers (including MFDA members). Final details with respect to these amendments as well as new regulations were recently published, it adds.

Changes applicable to securities dealers fall into four categories: reporting; record keeping and client identification; compliance changes; and, foreign subsidiaries or branches. For the most part, these changes come into effect on June 23, 2008.

“A useful summary of the changes that will apply has been posted to the FINTRAC website. Members are encouraged to review this summary to gain a better understanding of their revised reporting obligations,” the notice says.

More information about each change will be available in updates to FINTRAC’s guidelines available on FINTRAC’s Web site throughout the fall of 2007 and the winter of 2008.