Dialogue

Jun 18 2010

FAIR Canada Participates in 35th IOSCO Annual Conference

FAIR Canada Associate Director Ilana Singer participated in the IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) Annual Conference that took place from June 9 to 10 in Montreal. The conference brought together over 500 delegates from around the world and covered a number of topics relevant to individual investors and shareholders, including dark pools, high frequency trading, and financial regulatory reform.
 
Within the context of the IOSCO Annual Conference, Ms. Singer was asked to make a presentation to the IOSCO Inter-American Regional Committee. A lively discussion about investor protection ensued with a number of attendees, including those from the United States, Mexico, the North American Securities Administrators Association and others. FAIR Canada Director Robert Pouliot and Ms. Singer were also invited to attend the second international meeting of compensation funds. A number of jurisdictions attended the meeting, including the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Kenya, China and Malaysia. The meeting was of particular relevance to FAIR Canada because of the research it has been conducting on financial scandals, focusing on the extent to which wronged investors have been compensated and of available compensation funds.