We assist our clients with the creation and continuous disclosure requirements of their investment funds. We act for public mutual funds, private investment funds, exchange-traded funds, commodity pools and special-purpose investment vehicles. In our broad practice, we deal with a range of investment management issues impacting issuers, managers, distributors, financial institutions and service providers, including:
- establishing new mutual funds, both public and private, and other types of investment fund vehicles
- renewing annual information forms and prospectuses
- dealing with Canadian securities regulators on numerous matters, including in respect of investigations, hearings and compliance matters
- organizing and conducting meetings of fund securityholders; advising on fiduciary, conflict of interest, and fund governance issues
- advising on tax issues and dealing with taxation authorities
