Firm fined $12,000 for violations involving insurance requirements
BCSC previously sanctioned participants in private placement scheme
Firm resolved allegations of KYC, suitability, conflict failures
Regulators adopt temporary measure to expand capital raising options
Prospectus filings decline, exempt offerings up in 2023, AMF reports
Regulator adopts new exemptions designed to help startups raise capital
The regulator also wants to toughen enforcement and see better advice given at banks
Industry divided on, investor advocates opposed to, reforms
Regulator failed to meet burden of proof on all counts
Government endorses OSC's investor protection, capital formation efforts