TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission says it will expand its review of the exempt market for raising capital, a $142.9-billion market that allows wealthy traders to make investments with less oversight.
The review will now include whether the OSC should introduce new prospectus exemptions after it received a high volume of public feedback as part of its initial review.
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The OSC says it will review the $150,000 minimum amount required as well as the current accredited investor prospectus exemptions.
It wants to weigh whether it can relax rules that would help businesses to raise more capital on the market, while still protecting the interests of investors.
The review will consider under which circumstances investors do not require the protection of a prospectus offering, a more formal agreement usually made when a company lists on public markets.
Some stakeholders have suggested that Ontario allow companies to file less onerous documents than a full prospectus on the condition that a minimum level of disclosure be provided to investors.
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