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Calgary promoter Ross Stanfield must provide an independent report after raising $229 million

  • June 1, 2010 October 29, 2019
  • 09:32

More seriously, the IIROC panel found that Carolann Steinhoff had attempted to frustrate or obstruct investigators

  • April 6, 2010 February 2, 2019
  • 12:17

Brenda Leong says the securities regulator needs an integrated approach to deal with fraudsters

  • February 19, 2010 February 2, 2019
  • 15:54

Vancouver

  • February 19, 2010 October 29, 2019
  • 15:27

Lack of registration requirement can lead to big losses on risky ventures

  • December 7, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 15:07

Three unique experiences lead some to ask: shouldn’t a company be required to register once it reaches a certain size?

  • November 2, 2009 November 2, 2009
  • 10:53

IIROC bans on brokers with criminal records are overturned by the securities regulator

  • June 29, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 15:33

Ian Thow spun a web of deception that even skeptics bought, right to the end

  • March 10, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 12:59

One of the most seductive — and risky — investment propositions is the “seed stock” deal. And Vancouver sometimes seems to be Canada’s seed stock headquarters. “Year in and year out, they are our leading source of complaints and investigations,” says Lang Evans, head of enforcement for the B.C. Securities Commission. “Tens of millions of […]

  • December 22, 2008 October 29, 2019
  • 16:18

The three were caught in an operation conducted by the Vancouver police, the RCMP’s IMET and the FBI

  • December 1, 2008 December 1, 2008
  • 11:27