For Immediate Release
November 28, 2008
Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Extension of Comment Period
on ABCP Consultation Paper
Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has extended to February 16, 2009, the public comment period for its consultation paper outlining securities regulatory proposals related to the Canadian non-bank sponsored asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market. The consultation paper entitled Securities Regulatory Proposals Stemming from the 2007-08 Credit Market Turmoil and its Effect on the ABCP Market in Canada was published on October 6, 2008 with a comment period to end on December 20, 2008. The CSA made the extension at the request of constituents.
The Consultation Paper is available on the websites of various CSA members.
The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.
For more information:
Laurie Gillett |
Ainsley Cunningham |
Sylvain Théberge |
Wendy Connors-Beckett |
Ken Gracey |
Natalie MacLellan |
Mark Dickey |
Barbara Shourounis |
Marc Gallant |
Doug Connolly |
Fred Pretorius |
Louis Arki |
Donald MacDougall |