Proxy Advisor Glass Lewis Publishes Canadian Proxy Voting Policy for 2015
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently released its Canadian proxy voting policy for the 2015 proxy season. Glass Lewis’ policies are ... Continued
Amendments to Prospectus Exemptions and Additional Obligations for Issuers and Brokers
On May 5, 2015, changes to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) will come into force which will put additional responsibility on ... Continued
Proxy Voting in Canada Needs Substantial Overhaul
The CSA published a report that confirms that current proxy voting infrastructure is seriously flawed and needs to be modernized and improved.
Mr. Bernard Pinsky appointed as Queen’s Counsel
We are proud to announce that Clark Wilson lawyer Mr. Bernard Pinsky was recently appointed as Queen’s Counsel (QC). The BC Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on the ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators Propose to Revive and Streamline Rights Offerings
On November 27, 2014, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published for comment proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the rules governing rights offerings in Canada. ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators Propose to Revive and Streamline Rights Offerings
The CSA propose to revive and streamline rights offerings.
Canadian Securities Regulators Require Disclosure on Women’s Recruitment and Participation
The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (“participating jurisdictions”) announced on October ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators Require Disclosure on Women’s Recruitment and Participation
Canadian Regulators require disclosure on women’s recruitment and participation.
Canadian Securities Administrators Propose New Take-Over Bid Rules
On September 11, 2014, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that they intend to publish for comment a new harmonized regulatory proposal to Multilateral Instrument ... Continued
Canadian Securities Administrators Propose New Take-Over Bid Rules
The CSA proposed new take-over bid rules.
Bernard Pinsky speaks on the evolving role of audit committees
In the September issue of Bottom Line, an online publication for Canada’s accounting and financial professionals, Clark Wilson LLP Partner Bernard Pinsky speaks on the ... Continued
Bernard Pinsky speaks on the TSX’s new rules against “zombie directors”
On August 22, Bernard Pinsky was featured in “TSX makes majority voting mandatory,” a Lawyers Weekly article about new rules against “zombie directors” of publicly ... Continued