In this document, COMPAS reports on the fruits of a national survey (N>1000) among past, present, and prospective mutual fund unit holders. The survey was undertaken on behalf of the Ontario Securities Commission, acting in concert with and on behalf of its provincial counterparts and the Canadian Securities Administrators. The context includes the discussions of the securities administrators with respect to the securities practice of providing Management Discussion and Analysis to shareholders as well as the draft Rule on investment fund, continuous disclosure.

The proposed National Instrument 81-106 and the companion policy 81-106CP are a standardized set of disclosure rules that address the need to provide more timely and useful ongoing financial and non-financial information about an investment fund. The reforms are intended to allow an average investor to better assess an investment fund’s performance, position, and prospects.

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