FINANCE

OSC names new Capital Markets Advisory Committee’s inaugural members
Ontario securities regulator’s advisory forum includes GCs Rhonda Goldberg, Margaret Gunawan
Sports, entertainment activities or outcomes not regulated under securities law: new guidance
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization and securities regulators share prediction market guidance
Business group urges Alberta to use surplus to lower small business tax rate, give fuel cost relief
Small businesses face uncertainty amid 50 percent tariffs: CFIB’s Alberta senior policy analyst
Privacy commissioner flags areas of improvement in pitched consumer-driven banking regulations
Recommendations included changes to accreditation criteria and provisions to clarify the definition of publicly available data
Investors are refining their investments in artificial intelligence-focused fintechs: KPMG report
Consumer-driven banking and the Real-Time Rail are also set to boost competition for fintechs

BIG DEALS

Stikeman Elliott advising CI GAM; BLG representing Invesco

2026 LEADING LAWYERS IN FINANCE

Michael G. Urbani
Year called to bar: 1997
Vancouver, British Columbia
Ian J. Gamble
Year called to bar: 1989
Vancouver, British Columbia
Aniko Pelland
Year called to bar: 2009
Montréal, Québec
Jennifer Grossklaus
Year called to bar: 2002
Toronto, Ontario
Franziska Ruf
Year called to bar: 1987
Montréal, Québec
Marcus W. Archer
Year called to bar: 1999
Calgary, Alberta