The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced on Aug. 28 the membership of the Investment Funds Technical Advisory Committee (IFTAC) for the 2019-2021 term.
The committee chaired by Melissa Schofield, Senior Legal Counsel, Investment Funds and Structured Products, meets four times a year with members participating for two-year terms.
The members for this term are:
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Steve Banquier |
TD Securities Inc |
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Michael Burns |
McMillan LLP |
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Mario Cianfarani |
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc |
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Wayne Hong |
Fundserv Inc |
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John Kruk |
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP |
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Robert Lemon |
CIBC World Markets Inc |
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Steven Leong |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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Ruth Liu |
Lysander Funds Ltd |
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Valerie Lockerbie |
Neo Exchange Inc |
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Paul Mayhew |
RBC Global Asset Management |
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Florence S. Narine |
AGF Investments Inc |
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Anne Ramsay |
CI Investments Inc |
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Gillian Seidler |
Mackenzie Financial Corporation |
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Michael Thom |
CFA Societies Canada |
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Rob Turnbull |
BMO Capital Markets |
The OSC explains that the IFTAC “provides opportunities for stakeholders to engage with the OSC to further smart and effective regulation in the investment funds and structured products space.”
The IFTAC will replace the Investment Funds Product Advisory Committee and focus on technical compliance challenges in the investment funds product regulatory regime, and opportunities for improving alignment between investor, industry and regulatory goals, adds the regulator.
