market regulation – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 High-cost drugs remain primary cost driver for Canadian public, private drug plans: PMPRB https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/high-cost-drugs-remain-primary-cost-driver-for-canadian-public-and-private-drug-plans-pmprb/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=97594 High-cost drugs remain the primary cost driver for Canadian public and private drug plans, said the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board’s newly released 2019 annual report. Patty Hajdu, the federal government’s minister of health, tabled the report, which found the sales of patented drugs grew 3.5 per cent to over $17 billion in 2019. Additionally, […]

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]]> OSC sets out priorities for 2019-20 financial year https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/osc-sets-out-priorities-for-2019-20-financial-year/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/osc-sets-out-priorities-for-2019-20-financial-year/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2019 06:39:35 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/osc-sets-out-priorities-for-2019-20-financial-year/ The Ontario Securities Commission has laid out its priorities for 2019-20, which focus on promoting confidence in Ontario’s capital markets and reducing regulatory burden. In terms of confidence building, the commission said it intends to continue consulting on client-focused reforms and on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ policy consultations on mutual fund embedded commissions; improve the […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/osc-sets-out-priorities-for-2019-20-financial-year/feed/ 0 Is Smart Routing Really Smart? https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/is-smart-routing-really-smart/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/is-smart-routing-really-smart/#respond Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:47:24 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-smart-routing-really-smart/ For marketable orders, we find that there is generally little difference across smart routers.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/is-smart-routing-really-smart/feed/ 0 Removal of Uptick Rule: Perfect Storm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/removal-of-uptick-rule-perfect-storm/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/removal-of-uptick-rule-perfect-storm/#respond Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:01:21 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/removal-of-uptick-rule-perfect-storm/ "It just may be that the suddenly electronic NYSE, stripped of its uptick rule, faced more efficiency than it could handle."

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