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March 03, 2026

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The Canadian Securities Administrators Publish the 2025 Systemic Risk Committee Annual Report

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published its 2025 Systemic Risk Committee Annual Report on Capital Markets (Report) providing an analysis of recent financial market trends, emerging risk areas and potential vulnerabilities in the Canadian capital markets landscape.

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The AI Market Is Being Actively Managed — And Valuations Are Responding

The most revealing signals about artificial intelligence are no longer coming from product launches or technical benchmarks. They are to be found in the cross section of share prices, market signalling and the pace of traditional enterprises.

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To SAR or Not to SAR? The Pros, Cons and Complexities of Semi-Annual Reporting by Public Companies

The CSA’s pilot project to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt semi-annual financial reporting (SAR) is set to begin in March 2026 (the SAR Pilot). Specifically, it will allow certain issuers listed on the TSXV or CSE with annual revenue of no more than C$10 million to opt out of three- and nine-month financial reports under NI 51-102.

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Research Suggests CFOs Should Step Up AI Governance

Surveys from Workiva, Cisco and Wiingy highlight growing pressure on AI governance that some CFOs may want to address directly.

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New SEC Insider Reporting Rules for foreign Issuers Begin March 2026

The end of the Section 16 exemption for foreign issuer directors and officers marks a major shift in SEC insider reporting. It introduces faster disclosure timelines and new transparency risks for global IR teams.

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