Canadian securities regulators use videos to raise awareness about client reporting requirements
For Immediate Release CSA
Vancouver – As part of October’s Investor Education month, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is promoting four videos to raise awareness of changes to how advisers must report to their clients on the costs, performance, and value of their investments.
The changes to reporting requirements are part of an initiative called the Client Relationship Model Phase 2 (CRM2). Under these new requirements, advisers must provide investors with:
- enhanced relationship disclosure information,
- pre-trade disclosure of adviser fees and other charges,
- expanded account statements,
- annual reports on investment performance, and
- annual reports on charges and compensation.
“It’s important investors understand these new requirements under CRM2,” said Louis Morisset, Chair of the CSA and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers. “CRM2 will improve adviser-client relationships through increased transparency on investment costs and performance, leading to better, more informed investment decisions. These videos present some of the basics of CRM2 in a straightforward and accessible manner, which should help build much-needed awareness.”
Investors are encouraged to visit securities-administrators.ca for more information and resources on understanding investments and recognizing fraud. The CSA will also be promoting the videos through its Twitter account @CSA_News throughout the rest of Investor Education Month.
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 investor inquiries:
Quebec
877 525-0337
Alberta
403-355-4151
877-355-4488
British Columbia
604-899-6854
800-373-6393
Ontario
416-593-8314
877-785-1555
Manitoba
204-945-2548
800-655-5244
New Brunswick
866-933-2222
Nova Scotia
902-424-7768
855-424-2499
Prince Edward Island
902-368-4000
Newfoundland and Labrador
709-729-4834
Yukon
867-667-5466
800-661-0408 local 5466 (Yukon Only)
Nunavut
867-975-6591
Northwest Territories
867-767-9305
For media inquiries:
Alison Walker
British Columbia Securities Commission
604-899-6713
Kristen Rose
Ontario Securities Commission
416-593-2336
Nicole Tuncay
Alberta Securities Commission
403-297-4008
Sylvain Théberge
Autorité des marchés financiers
514-940-2176
Jason (Jay) Booth
Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-1660
Andrew Nicholson
Financial and Consumer Services
Commission, New Brunswick
506-658-3021
Jane Anderson
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
902-424-0179
Janice Callbeck
Office of the Superintendent of Securities
P.E.I
902-368-6288
Kimberly Ryan
Office of the Superintendent of Securities
Newfoundland and Labrador
709-729-2602
Rhonda Horte
Office of the Yukon Superintendent
of Securities
867-667-5466
Jeff Mason
Nunavut Securities Office
867-975-6591
Tom Hall
Northwest Territories Securities Office
867-767-9305
Shannon McMillan
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority of Saskatchewan
306-798-4160