Presents findings and recommendations of a Senate committee that conducted hearings on the role and governance practices of institutional investors such as banks, mutual funds, life insurance companies, and pension plans. Begins with an overview of the characteristics of institutional investors in Canada, then discusses the following: governance of pension funds, including board member qualifications and stakeholder monitoring; established guidelines for governance; the governance of mutual funds; institutional investor activism, including representation on corporate boards; access to inside information; legal restraints on institutional investors, including absence of confidential voting for shareholders, restraints on communication among shareholders, and the difficulty in identifying shareholders; and the need for the foreign property rule that limits the foreign component in registered retirement savings plans and pension plans. Appendices include: examples of the use of derivatives to modify a portfolio; and guidelines from the Pension Investment Association of Canada, the Association of Canadian Pension Management, and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Private Equity Laws is an authoritative, incisive collection of insider perspectives on the dynamic and innovative forefront of the laws that govern investments, negotiations, and funding within the fields of private equity and venture capital. Featuring group chairs and partners, all representing some of the nation's top firms, this book discusses the current shape and future state of the private equity field. These leading lawyers share their insight on globalization, investment strategies, claw-back provisions, fundraising, conducting successful fund negotiations, and more. Additionally, these authors offer practical guidance for the individual private equity investor or venture capitalist, elaborating on such laws as Sarbanes Oxely, The Investment Company Act, The Securities Act of 1933, The Investment Advisors Act, and other general tax laws that commonly intersect with private equity practices.