The Insurance Council of B.C. revoked the registration of Trillion Financial in B.C. referring to “ongoing risk”
But the matter of whether the SRO can go after wrongdoers in Ontario who have left the industry is still unclear
The salaries of B.C. securities regulators are too high compared with other public servants
What should have been a celebratory occasion for the RCMP integrated market enforcement team in Vancouver has become a growing embarrassment.On June 9, B.C. Crown prosecutors — after a three-year investigation by the Vancouver IMET — charged Ian Thow, former senior vice president of Berkshire Investment Group Inc. in Victoria, with 25 counts of fraud. […]
The case of a CV Technologies executive highlights various problems with the settlement process
Enforcement staff atthe B.C. Securities Com-mission in Vancouver last month cited former NDP member of Parliament Nelson Riis for making false and misleading representations about Canadian Rockport Homes International Inc., a Vancouver-based company that is promoting low-cost, pre-fab concrete homes as a solution to the world housing problem.Riis, who served as the MP for Kamloops, […]
Benefits of the RBC takeover to PH&N clients are theoretical and prospective
B.C. victims are launching a class-action suit in an effort to recover funds lost in these scams, which are plaguing investors
Despite the CSA’s introduction of a national disclosure regime after Bre-X, investors find it provides little protection
BCSC’s plan to curb fraudulent Vancouver businesses registering in the U.S. puts the onus on professional services people