MONTRÉAL, Aug. 13, 2014 /CNW/ - A hearing before a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) in the matter of Sydney Azancot, was originally scheduled on August 13, 2014, to consider whether the Hearing Panel should accept a Settlement Agreement entered into between IIROC staff and Mr. Azancot. The settlement hearing was adjourned until September 3, 2014.
The Agreement concerns allegations that Mr. Azancot loaned money to a client and misled his employer when he filled out his annual disclosure forms.
The hearing is not open to the public, unless and until the Settlement Agreement has been accepted by the Hearing Panel. If the agreement is accepted, the Panel's decision and the Settlement Agreement will be made available at www.iiroc.ca.
Hearing Date: |
September 3, 2014, at 10 a.m. |
Location: |
Centre Mont-Royal - Mansfield 5 Room |
2200 Mansfield St. |
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Montréal, Québec |
IIROC formally initiated the investigation into Mr. Azancot's conduct in April 2013. The conduct occurred when Mr. Azancot was a Registered Representative with the Laval branch of RBC Dominion Securities Inc., an IIROC-regulated firm. Mr. Azancot is no longer a registrant with an IIROC-regulated firm.
IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. Created in 2008 through the consolidation of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and Market Regulation Services Inc., IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while maintaining efficient and competitive capital markets.
IIROC carries out its regulatory responsibilities through setting and enforcing rules regarding the proficiency, business and financial conduct of dealer firms and their registered employees and through setting and enforcing market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian 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: Carmen Crépin, Vice-President, Québec, 514 878-2854, [email protected]; Media Contact: Karen Archer, Senior Media and Public Affairs Specialist, 416 865-3046, [email protected]
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