PowellDorian's Regulatory Recap
PowellDorian delivers leading corporate and regulatory compliance solutions to organizations within all industry sectors throughout Western Canada. To help you meet your corporate objectives and enhance and protect your stakeholder value, we closely follow regulatory activities in all the industries we serve.
Here is your single source of this week's most significant regulatory news, to save you time and effort better spent focusing on your business.
ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION UPDATES
CICA / IASB
July 7, 2010: |
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) staff posted several short podcasts on the leasing project and the hedging phase of the project to replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. These podcasts are the first in a series about the models being developed by the IASB.
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
No news to report this week. |
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PUBLIC COMPANY REGULATORY UPDATE
OSC / BCSC / ASC / SSC / MSC / CSA / SEC / TSX
July 9, 2010: |
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 51-332 Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, which summarizes the results of the CSA’s continuous disclosure review program, and includes detailed examples of the common deficiencies found during the reviews in financial statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and oil and gas disclosure, to assist reporting issuers in avoiding pitfalls that the CSA continues to see in disclosure documents.
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REGULATORY UPDATE
OSFI / CDIC / CPA / Western Provincial Regulators
July 7, 2010: |
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) posted questions and answers on the impact of the recently adopted regulations which included changes to the funding rules for pension plans for plan year ends on or after December 31, 2009.
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July 5, 2010: |
The Alberta Superintendent of Financial Institutions (ASFI) posted updated forms related to credit unions and trust corporations on its website.
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CONSUMER PROTECTION / PRIVACY
FINTRAC / FCAC
No news to report this week. |
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Lisa Dorian, CA.CIA, CPA(IL)
President, PowellDorian
Lisa Dorian, President of PowellDorian, has worked with private and public companies, not-for-profit organizations, all levels of government and also within the financial services industry, providing compliance and control services, including those related to internal audit, corporate governance, enterprise risk management and most recently IFRS implementation. Lisa has held many senior financial positions within the public and private sectors before moving into her current compliance related activities. A past president of Financial Executives International Canada’s Vancouver Chapter, Lisa is a member of FEI Canada’s National Board and is also a member of FEI’s National Issues and Policy Advisory Committee, chairing the sub-committee on corporate governance and internal control.
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Brought to you by:
Lisa Dorian, CA.CIA, CPA(IL)
President, PowellDorian
Lisa Dorian, President of PowellDorian, has worked with private and public companies, not-for-profit organizations, all levels of government and also within the financial services industry, providing compliance and control services, including those related to internal audit, corporate governance, enterprise risk management and most recently IFRS implementation. Lisa has held many senior financial positions within the public and private sectors before moving into her current compliance related activities. A past president of Financial Executives International Canada’s Vancouver Chapter, Lisa is a member of FEI Canada’s National Board and is also a member of FEI’s National Issues and Policy Advisory Committee, chairing the sub-committee on corporate governance and internal control.