Financial regulatory lawyer

Toronto, Ontario
Joined October 2012
Please help spread the word: Anyone struggling financially right now can access free financial consultations here. kindwealth.ca/coronavirus-re… – at Toronto, Ontario
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Good to see financial advisors across Ontario and the country answering the call to help small businesses. #OntarioSpirit #OntarioTogether – at Toronto, Ontario
Advocis is pleased to announce the launch of Advocis Connect – a free online service that will match Canadian small business owners with financial advisors to provide advice on business continuity in the wake of COVID-19. bit.ly/2JmmpVt
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It was a pleasure to speak with Greg Dalgetty at @IE_Canada regarding public policy & regulation of scholarship plan dealers. The article speaks to potential for fee regulation, SRO regulation, #clientfocusedreforms impact & industry professionalization investmentexecutive.com/news… – at Toronto, Ontario
Sometimes in a company, it is important to let someone take a project in a direction you disagree with if it empowers them to take more ownership. Typically, the upside of empowering an employee far outweighs the small downside of a mistake.
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Thanks for the mention @Advocis! Listen to the CEO of #Advocis, the CEO Of @OfficialFPCan and myself on Episode 9 of Prosper, the podcast for financial advisors from Advisor’s Edge! #prosper #advisorsedge #financialplanners #securities #investing #finance #fintech #regulation – at Toronto, Ontario
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1/ On Jan 16 2020 @CSA_News released Staff Notice 21-327 Guidance on the Application of Securities Legislation to Entities Facilitating the Trading of Crypto-assets. #cryptocurrency #cryptoassets #blockchain #securities #cryptolaw #regulation #Compliance osc.gov.on.ca/en/SecuritiesL…
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5/ This will impact platforms and consumers. Platforms will be subject to significant new registration, initial and ongoing compliance requirements, which some platforms and other impacted businesses might not find feasible.
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6/What's next? a) this jurisdictional interpretation might be challenged by industry b) further to #21402, a regime will start to roll out in 2020 c) platforms will also need to comply with new #AML regs from @FINTRAC_Canada, which followed 2019 #FATF recommendations for #VASPs
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🎧What’s Coming Up In The Next Decade For The Financial Advice Industry, NEW on the Moolala #personalfinance podcast; We talk to Fern Karsh of @FAIRCanada about what is next for the financial advice industry in the next 10 years. podcasts.moolala.ca/segments…
I had a great time chatting with @brucesellery about the future of financial services on @Moolala @SIRIUSXM. Thank you for having me on your show! #fintech #podcast #futureoffinance #securities #wealthmanagement #finance #financialservices #investing #investors
This weekend on Moolala @SXMCanadaTalks 167: • How to Leave your 9-5 job w @EchelonWealth • @CastlemrkWealth 7 deadly financial sins • @stnce narrow the financial confidence gap • @STANDUP_Today the FP Canada Research Foundation • @FAIRCanada the financial decade ahead
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As @Ombudsman_OBSI celebrates the end of 2019 it talks about a year spent going digital #digitalrevolution #obsi #bankingombudsman
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Congratulations to @NewBeginningsP for a successful final gala hosted by @AmandaLang, sponsored by #EY & others, & for their ongoing important work transitioning women in poverty & hardship to employment, education & self-sufficiency. Amazing work by a dedicated team & sponsors
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Nice work ⁦@Mantle314⁩ - writing in today’s ⁦@GlobeDebate⁩. Bank of Canada warns that Cdn companies aren’t adequately disclosing how they’re impacted by climate risk, making it hard for regulators and investors to assess risk. ⁦@lzizzo⁩ theglobeandmail.com/business…
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A story illustrating how effectively a "crypto rating agency" can predict whether the SEC will view an ICO token as a security, in two images.
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Congrats @KABNNETWORK on its new product launch and leadership in emerging neo and Next Gen banking, biometric and GDPR compliance and blockchain based digital identify verification, and payments products and technology in digital currency. #blockchain #neobanking #identity #tech
KABN, XTM to roll out digital currency prepaid cards to Canadians tinyurl.com/y4yot272 via @ThePaypers
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