Claymore BRIC ETF et al. - s. 1.1 of OSC Rule 48-501
Headnote
Certain mutual funds designated as exchange-traded funds for the purposes of OSC Rule 48-501.
Rules Cited
OSC Rule 48-501 -- Trading During Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions, s. 1.1.
IN THE MATTER OF
ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION
RULE 48-501 -- TRADING DURING DISTRIBUTIONS,
FORMAL BIDS AND SHARE EXCHANGE
TRANSACTIONS (Rule)
AND
IN THE MATTER OF
CLAYMORE BRIC ETF, CLAYMORE CDN DIVIDEND
& INCOME ACHIEVERS ETF, CLAYMORE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDAMENTAL INDEX ETF,
CLAYMORE JAPAN FUNDAMENTAL INDEX ETF
C$ HEDGED, CLAYMORE OIL SANDS SECTOR ETF,
CLAYMORE US FUNDAMENTAL INDEX ETF C$
HEDGED, HORIZONS BETAPRO S&P/TSX 60 BEAR
PLUS ETF, HORIZONS BETAPRO S&P/TSX 60 BULL
PLUS ETF, ISHARES CDN DOW JONES CANADA
SELECT GROWTH INDEX FUND, ISHARES CDN DOW
JONES CANADA SELECT VALUE INDEX FUND,
iSHARES CDN SCOTIA CAPITAL ALL CORPORATE
BOND INDEX FUND, ISHARES CDN SCOTIA CAPITAL
ALL GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX FUND, AND ISHARES
CDN SCOTIA CAPITAL LONG TERM BOND INDEX FUND
(collectively, the Funds)
DESIGNATION ORDER
Section 1.1
WHEREAS each of the Funds is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange;
AND WHEREAS Market Regulation Services Inc. has designated, or intends to designate, each of the Funds as an Exchange-traded Fund for the purposes of the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR);
AND WHEREAS the definition of "exchange-traded fund" in the Rule is substantially similar to the definition of Exchange-traded Fund in UMIR;
THE DIRECTOR HEREBY DESIGNATES each of the Funds as an exchange-traded fund for the purposes of the Rule.
DATED February 27, 2007