We assist our clients with the creation and continuous disclosure requirements of their investments 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
