You’re invited to Nova Scotia Capital Markets 2024!

Submitted by nsscadmin on Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:00

To engage and connect with issuers, investors, market participants, academics, professionals, and regulators, the Nova Scotia Securities Commission is hosting Nova Scotia Capital Markets 2024.

This half-day forum will deliver insightful presentations and discussion panels on the latest trends, challenges, and developments within Nova Scotia’s capital markets. These topics will be relevant and timely for investors, issuers, and those working in the investment industry.

Topics that will be discussed include, capital raising in public and private markets, continuous disclosure for reporting issuers, investment fraud, crypto assets, artificial intelligence, and fintech.

Nova Scotia Capital Markets 2024 will take place on Thursday, October 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Compass Room at Casino Nova Scotia. There is limited space so anyone wishing to attend must register by visiting our event website and following the registration link.

Full details and updates on Nova Scotia Capital Markets 2024, including panelists, will be posted on our event website and below is our current day-of schedule which continues to be updated.

Welcome and opening remarks

Paul Radford – NSSC Chair

9:00 a.m.

Panel – Raising Capital in Nova Scotia
Moderator: Paul Radford – NSSC Chair

9:15 a.m.

Panel - Developments in Public Company Continuous Disclosure

Moderator: Abel Lazarus – NSSC Director, Corporate Finance

10:00 a.m.

Panel – Combating Fraud
Moderator: David Harrison – NSSC Investor Education and Communication Officer

11:00 a.m.

Panel – Beyond Bitcoin: Investments in Beneficial Technology

Moderator: Doug Harris – NSSC General Counsel

11:45 a.m.

Closing Remarks:

Valerie Seager – NSSC Vice Chair

12:45 p.m.

Failure to file annual financial statements.
Failure to file interim financial statements.
Failure to file an annual or interim management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) or an annual or interim management report of fund performance (MRFP).
Failure to file an Annual Information Form (AIF).
Failure to file a certification of annual or interim filings required by Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (MI 52-109).
Failure to file required proxy materials or a required information circular.
Failure to file an issuer profile supplement on the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI).
Failure to file a material change report.
Failure to provide a written update after filing a confidential report of a material change.
Failure to file a business acquisition report.
Failure to file annual oil and gas disclosure prescribed by National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure of Oil and Gas Activities (NI 51-101) or technical reports for a mineral project required under NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101).
Failure to file a mandatory news release.
Failure to file corporate governance disclosure as required by national Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (NI 58-101).
Failure to file audit committee disclosure as required by Multilateral Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees (MI 52-110) or BC Instrument 52-509 Audit Committees.
Failure to include disclosure in an issuer’s MD&A relating to disclosure controls and procedures and their direct effectiveness that is referred to in a certificate filed under MI 52-109.
Financial statements of the reporting issuer, or the auditors’ report accompanying the financial statements, do not comply with the requirements of NI 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (NI 51-102), National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure (NI 81-106) or National Instrument 52-107 Acceptable Accounting Principles, Auditing Standards and Reporting Currency (NI 52-107).
The reporting issuer has acknowledged that its financial statements, or the auditors’ report accompanying the financial statements, may no longer be relied upon.
The reporting issuer’s AIF, MD&A, MRFP, information circular, or business acquisition reports do not contain information for each of the content items required by NI 51-102 or NI 81-106.
The reporting issuer’s technical disclosure or other reports do not comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 43-101 or 51-101.
Failure to pay a fee required by the Act or the regulations.
Failure to comply with any other requirement related to continuous disclosure.