Canadian Derivatives and Financial Services Regulatory Developments

Join a panel of experts from Stikeman Elliott LLP for a presentation and an engaged discussion of Canadian regulatory and legal developments affecting trading in derivatives with financial institutions, public mutual funds and other Canadian counterparties, including:

• Current issues in derivatives trade reporting;
• Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives–an overview of OSFI E-22 and CSA Consultation Paper 95-401;
• Future use of the ISDA Regulatory Margin Self-Disclosure Letter and the ISDA Variation Margin Protocol by market participants in Canada;
• Recent amendments to legislation affecting netting and collateral enforcement involving federal deposit taking institutions;
• Domestic recognized clearing agency recovery plans;
• Anticipated derivatives dealer/large derivatives participant registration regime;
• Considerations involving transactions with public mutual funds;
• The proposed alternative investment fund regime; and
• Implications of changes to personal property security laws affecting cash collateral.

The session will be hosted at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP and moderated by Morrison & Foerster lawyers.