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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

MFDA and IIROC Members vote to amalgamate and form “New SRO”

In a vote held on September 29, 2022, members of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) voted and passed ... [more] Full article

Fiduciary Duty for advisors not created by “Best Interest” standard alone

The Ontario Divisional Court recently confirmed the dismissal of a certification motion against an investment dealer and two individual advisors for breach of fiduciary duty.   In Boal v. International Capital ... [more] Full article

Controversy as IIROC proposes merger with MFDA

In a publication released this month titled Improving Self-Regulation for Canadians, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) has, among other things, proposed a merger of itself with another ... [more] Full article