The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has terminated the membership of British Columbia-based First Financial Securities Inc.
On July 30, an IIROC hearing panel accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions.
The firm admitted that it failed to meet IIROC’s minimum capitalization requirement.
First Financial sold its book of business to another dealer firm in 2012.
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