CIRO issues Investor Alert: Recovery scams on the rise

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is warning investors of the increased frequency of fraudsters impersonating CIRO. The fraudsters claim to be a CIRO employee and offering to assist investors in recovering funds that have been lost in previous...

OSC report shows growing threat of AI-driven investment scams

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has released ‘Artificial Intelligence and Retail Investing: Scams and Effective Countermeasures,’. The study found AI-enhanced scams pose greater risks to investors than conventional scams, as it enables schemes involving...

CIRO Update on Website Consolidation, Phase 2 & Ordering Brochures

CIRO has provided an update on their website consolidation project. The Member sections of the legacy MFDA and IIROC and the Markets section found on the IIROC website, have been migrated. Member-related content has been organized into two sections: For Firms and For...

CIRO Webcast: CFRs, COI & Joint Sweep CSA/CIRO Report

CIRO’s webcast provides an overview of the conflicts of interest (COI) requirements in the Client Focused Reforms (CFR) that came into force on June 30, 2021. The webcast summarizes the joint regulatory sweep conducted by the Canadian Securities Administrators...
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