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National Securities Regulator is Critical to Canada’s Post-Pandemic Economic Revival

April 1st, 2021

Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC) is extremely disappointed by pause in national securities regulatory project (TORONTO, April 1, 2021) – PMAC is expressing disappointment at the announcement today by the Capital Markets Authority Implementation Organization (CMAIO) to pause its operations. … Continue reading →

PMAC Commends the CMMT’s Final Report: Association points to clear priority on strengthened governance and reduction of regulatory burden

January 25th, 2021

On Friday, January 22, the Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Taskforce) released its Final Report with 74 recommendations to strengthen and modernize Ontario’s Capital markets regulatory framework. PMAC is pleased to see that the Taskforce has been responsive to stakeholder … Continue reading →

PMAC Letter: Fundamental changes to regulatory landscape in the air

September 3rd, 2020

The interests of portfolio managers’ clients are better protected under the current system of regulatory oversight, argues PMAC president Katie Walmsley Various industry bodies, self-regulatory organizations (SROs) and other groups have recently issued reports and proposals focusing on improving regulatory … Continue reading →

PMAC welcomes announcement about client relationship managers from the CSA

June 10th, 2020

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) publish welcome changes allowing for the registration of Advising Representatives as Client Relationship Management specialists Today the CSA announced that they will allow firms to register Advising Representatives (ARs) as Client Relationship Management (CRM) specialists without … Continue reading →

2020 PMAC Awards for Excellence in Investment Journalism Winners Announced

June 9th, 2020

Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC) Announces Winners of 2020 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN INVESTMENT JOURNALISM Long Article Category: The Globe and Mail’s Mark Rendell & Tim Kiladze Take Top Honours for All dried up: How Bay Street cashed in … Continue reading →

Media Advisory – Call for Entires: 2020 PMAC Awards for Excellence in Investment Journalism

March 2nd, 2020

PMAC Expands Categories to Include Both Short and Long Articles First Place Winners in Each Category to Receive $4,000; Second Place Winners to Receive $3,000 and Overall Winner to Take Home $1,000 Bonus TORONTO, ON, March 2, 2020 – The 2020 PMAC … Continue reading →