The Ontario Securities Commission has published its Investment Management Division annual report for fiscal 2025-2026, highlighting rapid growth in exchange-traded funds and ongoing work to modernize investment fund regulation. Its priorities include improving investor access to foreign ETFs while monitoring emerging risks, streamlining fund disclosure and strengthening liquidity risk management. The commission is developing a more concise Fund Report intended to make investor disclosure more useful and is continuing work to help funds withstand market stress and meet redemption requests. It also expanded the Investment Fund Survey to include data from fund managers not registered in Ontario, providing a broader view of the Canadian investment fund market.
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Ontario Securities Commission highlights ETF growth and investment fund oversight reforms in annual report
The Ontario Securities Commission’s fiscal 2025-2026 investment management report highlights ETF growth and work on foreign ETF access, streamlined fund disclosure and liquidity risk management. An expanded survey now captures data from fund managers not registered in Ontario, broadening regulatory visibility across Canada.