Firms falling short in conflict compliance

In a recently published joint Staff Notice, setting out the results of their regulatory reviews of industry compliance with conflict-of-interest provisions, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and CIRO indicated that only about one-fifth of the firms they...

CIRO Client Research Project

Ciro will be undertaking a client research project for which they will request investment dealers and mutual fund dealers to provide detailed information on the investments held by their retail clients as at December 31, 2024. READ MORE

CIRO Rule Consolidation Project Update

CIRO published their Annual Priorities for fiscal 2024, on June 1, 2023. One of the priorities, is harmonizing CIRO’s regulatory approach, including consolidating the Investment Dealer and Mutual Fund Dealer rules. On June 30, 2023, CIRO published a Rule...

Regulators addressing ‘finfluencers’

The term ‘finfluencer’ refers to online influencers, marketing financial products and services. This use of social media poses risks, including influencers promoting products they don’t understand and targeting younger investors who trust the advice. The U.K.’s...
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