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Rebecca A. Cowdery

Rebecca A. Cowdery

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22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400, Toronto, ON M5H 4E3

Mutual Funds, Private Funds, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments, Corporate Governance and Special Committees and 2 more

About Rebecca A. Cowdery

Rebecca A. Cowdery is a lawyer practicing mutual funds, private funds, hedge funds and alternative investments, corporate governance and special committees and 2 other areas of law. Rebecca A. received a B.A. degree from University of Alberta in 1978, and has been licensed for 43 years. Rebecca A. practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.

Rebecca A. Cowdery (Toronto, Ontario)

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Areas of Law

  • Other 5
    • Mutual Funds
    • Private Funds, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments
    • Corporate Governance and Special Committees
    • Investment Management
    • Securities Registrant Regulation and Compliance

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work: Regularly consults with Canadian
    international industry participants on a wide range of governance, sales practices, marketing, private placement
    regulatory compliance matters.
    Extensive experience in working with fund managers to establish, manage
    distribute investment funds.
    Extensive experience in working with registrant firms to improve their compliance systems through, among other things, providing assistance in preparing policies
    procedures, advice in testing compliance systems, conducting mock compliance audits
    working with registrant firms to respond appropriately to regulatory compliance audits
    surveys.
    Works with industry participants to obtain relief from regulatory requirements through novel
    practical exemption applications.
    Acted as regulatory counsel to the RESP Dealers Association of Canada (2008-2015)
    regularly participates in committees of the Portfolio Management Association of Canada, The Investment Funds Institute of Canada
    the Investment Industry Association of Canada.
    Has recognized expertise in investment management public policy, regulation
    practice. Rebecca was at the forefront of all major investment fund regulatory reform initiatives during her tenure at the OSC. Her responsibilities while at the OSC included: Leading the Canadian Securities Administrators policy projects to update
    reform mutual fund regulation. This work included creating
    implementing the national instruments dealing with mutual fund prospectus disclosure (81-101), mutual fund operations
    management (81-102), commodity pools (81-104)
    mutual fund sales practices (81-105).
    Authoring, as principal author, the CSA concept proposal Striking a New Balance: A New Framework for Regulating Mutual Funds
    their Managers
    working after its publication in March 2002 to develop draft rules to regulate fund governance.
    Leading the Canadian Securities Administrators work to harmonize the regulation of mutual funds
    segregated funds.
    Leading the Ontario, Alberta
    British Columbia securities commissions work to create
    recognize the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada as a self-regulatory organization.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1983, Alberta
    1986, Ontario
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Member (2014 to present) of CRM-2 Communications Committee, Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC), Member (2006-11) NI 81-107 Fund Governance Standing Committee, IFIC, Member (2004-06) Manager Issues Committee, IFIC
    •Regular Participant, Regulatory and Compliance Committees, Portfolio Management Association of Canada
    •Member of the board of directors of two Canadian insurance companies

    Community Involvement

    •Past Participant, BLG Reads to Kids

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Alberta
    Class of 1982
    LL.B.
    Other Education
    University of Alberta
    Class of 1978
    B.A.
    Political Science

Rebecca A. Cowdery

Partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada

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