In the wake of the financial crisis, Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) have been criticized for having played a significant role in the market turmoil. Numerous reports have identified failures on the part of CRAs that have affected the quality and integrity of the rating process. In light of the...

The credit crisis that started in the American mortgage subprime market in 2007 is having profound social and economic consequences. In this context, lawmakers, regulators, and commentators have questioned the role of rating agencies in the market turmoil. In light of the critiques, a strong...

The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Theratechnologies Inc. v 121851 Canada Inc. (“Thera”) goes to the heart of the debate on the place of the public and private enforcement methods in the Canadian securities regulation regime. Fundamentally, the case concerns the...

Corporate governance is increasingly attracting attention from Canadian governments and regulators. Although they have been numerous, the proposals put forward in Canada by corporate governance reform committees share two salient characteristics. First, they assume that reform of corporate...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the Canadian economy. While the growth and success of these enterprises do not depend solely on financial support, access to financing is critical for their expansion. In this respect, public equity financing performs a crucial...

While it is by no means a new trading strategy, short selling has attracted considerable attention on the part of regulators and the public over the last decade. In the midst of the financial crisis, securities markets regulators across the world imposed temporary bans or constraints on short...

This Report prepared for the XIXth International Congress of Comparative Law analyses the protection of minority investors and the compensation of their losses in Canada. Focusing on publicly-traded corporations, it examines more specifically the legal regimes that deal with false and misleading...

This article uses the Canadian environment, where French civil law in the province of Quebec coexists with common law in the rest of Canada (denoted as bijural), to test the thesis of the neutrality of the legal system with regard to financial reporting quality. This single-country design allows...

Good corporate governance is an enabling factor for the growth, development and success of corporations in this era of globalization and international competition. The corporate scandals of the early 2000s have reinforced the importance of corporate governance; they have stimulated research and...