Greg Pollock

The president and CEO of Advocis, Canada’s association for financial advisors, Greg Pollock will join the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) stakeholder advisory committee for financial planners and financial advisors. Committee members are appointed for two-year terms which can be extended to three years to allow staggered membership and some continuity from one term to the next.

The regulator says it has a target membership of 14 stakeholder members for the planners’ and advisors’ committee. Appointments to the committee are made through an open nomination process. Also, the chief operating officer of the Institute for Advanced Financial Education (IAFE), Pollock is the 12th named member of the committee charged with the task of informing FSRA’s annual business planning.

The committee’s mandate also includes providing feedback to the FSRA board on rule-making activities in sectors affecting planners and advisors as the regulator works to establish minimum standards, both for credentialling bodies and for planners and advisors, themselves.

Upon request, the committee also provides a forum for input related to the sector’s issues.

“The stakeholder advisory committee advises the board on FSRA’s priorities, budget, and other matters the board deems appropriate, as they relate to the financial planners and financial advisor’s sector. It is an important part of FSRA’s stakeholder engagement process,” the regulator states.