NBSC to clarify registration exemption for qualified parties
On April 7, our securities colleagues described a proposed amendment published by the New Brunswick Securities Commission (NBSC) to Local Rule 91-501 Derivatives. LR 91-501, which came into force on September 28, 2009, imposes registration and risk disclosure requirements in respect of trades in "derivatives" as defined in the Rule, other than trades among qualified parties.
The proposed amendment was drafted to clarify the NBSC's intention that the exemption only applies where both parties are qualified parties acting as principal. As such, the amendment modifies the language respecting the exemption to state that the registration requirement does not apply "where each party to the trade is a qualified party acting as principal".
The NBSC has now stated that, subject to Ministerial approval, the proposed amendments will come into force on September 1, 2010.
