The Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals (ACCP) Monday announced its board of directors for 2013.

The board members include:

  • Manuel DaSilva, Canfin Financial Group – chairman;
  • Gary Legault, Legault Compliance Consulting – vice-chairman
;
  • Cheryl Hamilton, MGI Financial Inc. – treasurer;
  • Gwendolyn Dorais-Lapietra, Sun Life Financial Services Inc. – secretary;
  • Kenneth Parker, Portfolio Strategies Corp.
- director;
  • Brian Cheung, Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. – director;
  • Lorraine Bate Boerop – director; and
  • Daniel Shepherdson, Bullion Management Group Inc. – director.

The ACCP has over 100 members across Canada working with mutual fund dealers, exempt market dealers, mutual fund companies, insurance companies and managing general agencies.

The ACCP mandate is to:

  • promote professionalism amongst compliance practitioners;
  • provide and sponsor educational programs;
  • alert members to important regulatory developments;
  • recommend best practices; and
  • act as an advocate on compliance and regulatory matters with securities regulators and self-regulatory organizations.