IR Leader
October 22, 2013
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Top Stories

2013 Investor Critique

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) asked participants of its Pilot Programme Investor Network to critique selected reports from the Pilot Programme Business Network. The aim was to understand the strengths and shortfalls of today's reporting from the perspective of providers of financial capital. In particular, the reports of 21 pilot businesses were analyzed by 14 institutional organizations. Findings of the analysis are summarized in this paper.

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IOSCO Finds Shortcomings with Hedge Fund Survey

Limitations in data collection prevent definitive conclusions regarding systemic risk.

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Why Analysts Are Suddenly Bullish on Canadian Stocks

Call it the Great White Bull if you want, but analysts are increasingly optimistic that Canadian stocks are where investors should be putting their money.

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Canadian Securities Regulators Introduce Amendments to Oil and Gas Disclosure Requirements

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today are requesting comment for proposed amendments to National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities and related forms, which are designed to improve and clarify the disclosure of oil and gas reporting issuers.

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CSA Seek More Information About the Quality of Audit Firms Through Proposed Changes to Auditor Oversight Rule

The CSA today published for comment proposed amendments to NI 52-108 Auditor Oversight, which would give regulators greater insight into situations where the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB) has imposed significant remedial actions on an audit firm.

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Overhaul to Audit Reports Proposed

The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has proposed the biggest overhaul of audit reporting in seven decades, and although the proposals have much in common with those released by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in July, the marked differences between them concern Canadian standard-setters and regulators.

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Canada's First Rejection of an Investment on National Security Grounds

October 7, 2013 marked the first time that the Canadian Government expressly rejected a proposed foreign investment on the basis of the national security provisions that were added to the Investment Canada Act in 2009.

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SEC Launches Market Structure Data and Analysis Website

The Securities and Exchange Commission today unveiled a dynamic new website to provide investors and others with the ability to interactively explore a range of new market metrics and access empirical research and analyses that further inform the broader public debate on market structure.

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