CSA provide update on upcoming securitization proposals
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published CSA Staff Notice 45-307 Regulatory Developments Regarding Securitization, in which they announced their intention to publish proposals respecting securitized products in the fall. The Notice follows work completed by the CSA subsequent to the publication of their consultation paper on ABCP in October 2008, and states that the CSA's focus "has broadened to encompass all securitized products". The CSA are also considering international regulatory developments in developing their proposals, including recent IOSCO and SEC reports and recommendations.
According to the Notice, the CSA are specifically contemplating changes to the current approach to the issuance of securitized products in the exempt market, enhancements to the disclosure requirements for securitized products distributed by prospectus and changes to continuous disclosure for reporting issuers that have distributed securitized products.
The CSA also announced that they expect to publish proposals relating to the regulation of credit rating organizations this summer.
