British Columbia Securities Commission – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:31:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png British Columbia Securities Commission – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 CSA sets path to market data reforms https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/csa-sets-path-to-market-data-reforms/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:31:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484304 Regulators to boost fee transparency, explore enhanced retail access

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]]> Real estate Ponzi schemer sanctioned by BCSC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/real-estate-ponzi-schemer-sanctioned-by-bcsc/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:15:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483779 Fraudster raised $1.2 million from investors in illegal distribution

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]]> Investors share modest recovery following former rep’s unregistered trading https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/investors-share-modest-recovery-following-former-reps-unregistered-trading/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:03:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483496 BCSC returns nearly $40,000 to investors who lost much more

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]]> BCSC sanctions second man in consulting sham https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/bcsc-sanctions-second-man-in-consulting-sham/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:12:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481512 Abusive scheme exploited consultant exemption, regulator alleged

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]]> CEO failed to report trades, BCSC alleges https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/ceo-failed-to-report-trades-bcsc-alleges/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:58:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481077 No evidence that executive tried to hide insider trades

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]]> Consultant sanctioned in private placement scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/consultant-sanctioned-in-private-placement-scheme/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:47:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480932 Bulk of funds issuers raised went to consultants that quickly dumped shares

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]]> BCSC funds FAIR Canada research on DIY investors https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/bcsc-funds-fair-canada-research-on-diy-investors/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:35:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480558 The funding comes from enforcement sanctions

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]]> BCSC hits fraudster with heftier fine https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/bcsc-hits-fraudster-with-heftier-fine/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:05:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479383 Panel said penalty should be bigger than regulator requested

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]]> Investors recover pennies on the dollar https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/investors-recover-pennies-on-the-dollar/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:46:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479005 As millions in sanctions remain unpaid, BCSC orders $70,000 to be returned to investors

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]]> Court allows BCSC to test new collection powers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/court-allows-bcsc-to-test-new-collection-powers/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:25:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477194 Under 2020 changes, the regulator can target under-valued asset transfers

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