Regulatory Alerts2021-10-07
Amendments to Policy Statement to Regulation 41-101 respecting General Prospectus Requirements
The regulator amends Section 5A.4 of the Policy Statement to Regulation 41-101 respecting General Prospectus Requirements to standardize terminology regarding exchange-traded fund disclosures. The changes replace references to specific entity websites with the term designated website to clarify where fund profiles may be made available. These updates ensure consistent language across paragraphs governing the accessibility of ETF information on designated or alternative websites.
AMENDMENTS TO POLICY STATEMENT TO REGULATION 41-101 RESPECTING GENERAL PROSPECTUS REQUIREMENTS
- Section 5A.4 of Policy Statement to Regulation 41-101 respecting General Prospectus Requirements is amended: (1) in paragraph (1): (a) by replacing the words “to the website of the ETF, the ETF’s family or the manager of the ETF, as applicable” with the words “on its designated website”; (b) by replacing, wherever it appears, the word “website” with the words “designated website”; (2) in paragraph (2): (a) by replacing the first sentence with the following: “Many ETFs have fund profiles which they can choose to make available on their designated website, or another website.”; (b) by replacing the words “to a website” with the words “on the ETF’s designated website or another website”.
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