corporate transparency
June 19, 2018 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Fraud and Corruption, Uncategorized
On February 7, 2018, the Canadian federal government had released a consultation paper for comments that has potentially far-reaching implications for compliance with Canadian anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. At the recently concluded 17th Annual Forum on Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime in Toronto, some interesting observations were made by various speakers (including representatives from certain Canadian regulators). A number of these observations touched on topics covered by the above-mentioned consultation paper. This article sets out some key highlights.
AML regulations, Anti-money laundering, beneficial ownership, corporate transparency, enforcement and compliance, internal control, technology, virtual currency exchanges
January 20, 2014 Adam Gorley Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting
The Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) last underwent significant change in 2001, and Industry Canada believes conditions have changed enough since then that it’s time for another review. The department is accepting input until March 11, 2014, on the following topics…
accountability, arrangements, beneficial owners of shares, board accountability, board diversity, Canada Business Corporations Act, CBCA, consolidation of shares, corporate social responsibility, corporate transparency, CSR, dissolved corporations, diversity, executive compensation, going-private transactions, incorporation structure, Industry Canada, legal compliance, non-distributing corporations, property vested in the Crown, proxies, proxy circular, revival of dissolved corporations, rights of registered shareholders, securities, securities transfers, shareholder and board communication, shareholder rights, shareholder threshold, shareholder voting, shareholders' right of dissent, socially responsible enterprises, soliciting proxies, squeeze-out transaction, threshold exception, transparency