CALGARY and TORONTO – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has launched an initiative to examine the potential for tokenized financial products in the capital markets and is inviting interested parties to the upcoming workshops taking place in Calgary and Toronto on this market innovation.

TORONTO – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced the adoption of a pilot project to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt a semi-annual financial reporting framework (the SAR Pilot), subject to the terms and conditions in Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemption to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers (the Blanket Order).

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) warns investors of an impersonation scam falsely claiming that former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is endorsing an online investment platform called Eightcap, also known as Eightcap Invest.

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) warns investors of an impersonation scam involving the online entity using the website "theperidot com" (this URL has been manually altered so as not to be interactive). The website claims to be associated with an Australia-based business named Peridot Investment Management.