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OSC grants BMO exchange-traded funds relief from concentration limit for autocallable derivatives

The Ontario Securities Commission approved an exemption under National Policy 11-203 allowing exchange-traded mutual funds to invest in autocallable derivatives beyond the restriction in subsection 2.1(1) of NI 81-102.

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The Ontario Securities Commission granted BMO Asset Management Inc. and related parties an exemption from the concentration restriction in subsection 2.1(1) of National Instrument 81-102, permitting exchange-traded mutual funds to invest in autocallable derivatives, according to an order published Oct. 22.1

The decision was issued under National Policy 11-203, the process for exemptive relief applications in multiple jurisdictions, the commission said.1

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  1. BMO Asset Management Inc. et al. · Ontario Securities Commission - Orders, rulings and decisions

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