(August 11 – 10:45 ET) – The Ontario Securities Commission is announcing the sixth annual Dialogue with the OSC. The all-day conference is designed to bring OSC staff together with professionals from the financial services industry.

The event will take place at the Toronto Sheraton Centre Hotel on October 31, with satellite broadcasts in London, Ottawa and Sudbury. This new simulcast event will allow viewers in the remote locations to watch the presentations and ask questions. The cost to attend is $400, although for those registering before September 11 will only pay $350.

The tentative agenda is as follows: A welcoming address by Charlie Macfarlane, executive director of the OSC, will be followed by opening remarks from David Brown, chairman of the OSC. Brown will then join an executive panel with Dina Palozzi, head of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario. Another panel follows, involving the chairmen of the Ontario, Alberta, B.C. and Quebec Securities Commissions.

Break-out sessions follow. The first round includes a market regulation update, focusing on the integration of alternative trading systems; and a look at corporate finance. The next session offers a choice between a look at the launch of the Mutual Funds Dealers Association; enhancing the quality of continuous disclosure and the System for Electronic Data on Insiders; and international issues.

Dr. Sherry Cooper, chief economist for BMO Nesbitt Burns, is scheduled as the luncheon speaker. The afternoon session promises a financial planning update; financial reporting and auditing issues at the OSC; and a look at the M&A business. The final sessions will look at SRO oversight and investor education.
-IE Staff