You searched for "ian thow" | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 16 Sep 2022 19:56:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png You searched for "ian thow" | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/ 32 32 Court orders hearing to decide issue of Ian Thow penalty https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/court-orders-hearing-to-decide-issue-of-ian-thow-penalty/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:00:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=357477 The BCSC had applied to renew a $250,000 penalty before the limitation period expires

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]]> Clients need choice when paying for investments https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/clients-need-choice-when-paying-for-investments/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/clients-need-choice-when-paying-for-investments/ Banning embedded fees will reduce options for smaller investors

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]]> BCSC launches fraud awareness campaign https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/bcsc-launches-fraud-awareness-campaign/ Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/bcsc-launches-fraud-awareness-campaign/ TV commercials used to highlight the warning signs of investment fraud

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]]> B.C. fraudster handed 9-year sentence https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/b-c-fraudster-handed-9-year-sentence/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:16:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/b-c-fraudster-handed-9-year-sentence/ Thow motivated by simple greed, judge concludes

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]]> Former Victoria financial advisor pleads guilty to 20 counts of fraud https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/former-victoria-financial-advisor-pleads-guilty-to-20-counts-of-fraud/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/former-victoria-financial-advisor-pleads-guilty-to-20-counts-of-fraud/ Thow persuaded investors to put their money into non-existent securities

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]]> And the con goes on https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/news-48523/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:59:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/news-48523/ Ian Thow spun a web of deception that even skeptics bought, right to the end

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]]> Thow arrested in Oregon https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/thow-arrested-in-oregon/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/thow-arrested-in-oregon/ Disgraced former mutual fund dealer Ian Thow was arrested Tuesday by members of Oregon’s fugitive task force as he left a condominium in Portland.Thow, former senior vice president of Berkshire Investment Group Inc. in Victoria, faces 25 counts of fraud. The charges cover about $10 million in phony investments that Thow allegedly sold to clients […]

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]]> B.C. appeal court overturns $6 million fine for Thow https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/b-c-appeal-court-overturns-6-million-fine-for-thow/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/b-c-appeal-court-overturns-6-million-fine-for-thow/ Penalty reduced to $250,000

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]]> CSA enforcement actions double in 2008: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/csa-enforcement-actions-double-in-2008-report/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:40:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/csa-enforcement-actions-double-in-2008-report/ Rise in appeals signals securities law is becoming more litigious

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]]> A decade of regulation https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/news-46199/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:23:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/news-46199/ The MFDA was the unwanted regulator, but it has made a difference

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