Financial Services

Digital assets and blockchain: Trudging the road to greater clarity

It was an interesting and challenging year for many players in the crypto space in 2022...

CSA provide guidance on Canadian derivatives trade reporting rules ahead of CFTC rewrite

The Canadian Securities Administrators have published transition guidance before new U.S. swap data reporting rules come into effect next month. Lisa...

Government of Canada’s consultation on lowering the criminal rate of interest

A consultation paper addressing the criminal rate of interest and availability of high-cost installment loans often offered by alternative lenders is...

CARR releases anticipated CDOR loan fallback language

Osler’s Lisa Mantello and Jasmyn Lee explain the CARR working group’s highly anticipated recommended fallback language for loan agreements that...

Recommended fallback language should encourage a smooth transition from CDOR to CORRA (webinar)

With the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average set to replace the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate by June 2024, newly released recommended fallback...

Increasing complexity of regulation in financial services drives dynamic practice

Increasing complexity of financial services driving evolution of practice for Osler’s Elizabeth Sale, partner, Banking and Financial Services

Canadian sanctions laws: key considerations for loan transactions

Canadian sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine include the prohibition of providing financial services to certain persons and...

Cross-border lending in Canada: what you need to know

Despite the pandemic, globalization of business and finance has continued to accelerate. Lenders and borrowers have several unique Canadian legal...