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Advisor’s Costly Conflict: Court Upholds OSC’s $500K Penalty and Industry Ban against Advisor who inherited from elderly client

Summary In Marrone v Ontario Securities Commission, 2024 ONSC 4750, the Ontario Divisional Court recently upheld a 2023 decision of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) sanctioning the appellant, a former ... [more] Full article

Whose book of business is it, anyway? Confusion reigns on ‘ownership’ of investment firm client lists

There are few, if any, legal issues affecting the investment industry that are more cloudy and less certain than whether investment firm clients belong to the investment advisor or to the investment firm. And there are arguably few issues more important. This question has been the subject of several widely divergent – and even confusing - court decisions on the issue over the past few years. [more] Full article