Enforcement Notice - Decision - IIROC Hearing Panel Finds Toronto Investment Advisor Joseph Debus Liable Français
TORONTO, April 1, 2019 /CNW/ - A Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) found that Joseph Debus recommended off-book transactions, effected unauthorized and discretionary trades, and made unsuitable recommendations.
The Hearing Panel's reasons for decision on the merits, dated March 18, 2019, is available at: http://www.iiroc.ca/documents/2019/5e132453-3c88-47d9-acf6-ca784eac9628_en.pdf
Specifically, the Hearing Panel found that Mr. Debus committed the following violations:
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In 2009, Mr. Debus recommended that two clients purchase shares of Myscreen Mobile Inc. |
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Between August 2009 and August 2012, Mr. Debus effected unauthorized trades in a client's |
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Between June 2009 and February 2013, Mr. Debus engaged in discretionary trading in a client's |
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Between December 2011 and February 2013, Mr. Debus failed to use due diligence to ensure |
A separate hearing will be held to determine the penalty to be imposed on Mr. Debus, the date of which will be made available at www.iiroc.ca.
Documents related to ongoing IIROC enforcement proceedings – including Reasons and Decisions of Hearing Panels – are posted on the IIROC website as they become available. Click here to search and access all IIROC enforcement documents.
IIROC formally initiated the investigation into Mr. Debus's conduct in June 2014. The alleged violations occurred while he was a Registered Representative with the Toronto branch of Macquarie Private Wealth Inc., an IIROC-regulated firm at the time. Mr. Debus is currently an IIROC registrant employed by Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. in Toronto.
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IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada's debt and equity markets. IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while supporting healthy Canadian capital markets. IIROC carries out its regulatory responsibilities through setting and enforcing rules regarding the proficiency, business and financial conduct of more than 170 Canadian investment dealer firms and their more than 29,000 registered employees, the majority of whom are commonly referred to as investment advisors. IIROC also sets and enforces market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian debt and equity marketplaces.
IIROC investigates possible misconduct by its member firms and/or individual registrants. It can bring disciplinary proceedings which may result in penalties including fines, suspensions, permanent bars, expulsion from membership, or termination of rights and privileges for individuals and firms.
All information about disciplinary proceedings relating to current and former member firms is available in the Enforcement section of the IIROC website. Background information regarding the qualifications and disciplinary history, if any, of advisors currently employed by IIROC-regulated firms is available free of charge through the IIROC AdvisorReport service. Information on how to make investment dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1 877 442-4322.
SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - General News
Enforcement Contact: Charles Corlett, Director, Enforcement Litigation, 416 646-7253, [email protected]; Media Contact: Andrea Zviedris, Manager, Media Relation, 416 943-6906, [email protected]
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