Enforcement Notice - Hearing - 23-0067 - New SRO to Hold a Settlement Hearing for Craig Bishop Français
CALGARY, AB, May 11, 2023 /CNW/ - A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) to consider whether the panel should accept a Settlement Agreement entered into between Enforcement Staff and Craig Bishop.
The Agreement concerns conduct involving his failure to comply with his duty to protect the financial markets when, on twelve different occasions, he learned material information about a listed issuer.
The hearing is not open to the public, but will become open in the event that the panel accepts the agreement. If the agreement is accepted, the panel's decision and the Settlement Agreement will be made available at www.iiroc.ca.
Hearing Date: The hearing will be held by way of videoconference on June 21, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. MT
The Notice of Application announcing the settlement hearing is available at:
Bishop, Craig – Notice of Application or Notice of Motion
The Investment Dealer Division of New SRO formally initiated the investigation into Mr. Bishop's conduct in November 2021. The conduct occurred while the respondent was a Registered Representative with the Calgary branch of Scotia Capital Inc., at the time an IIROC-regulated firm. Mr. Bishop is still within the industry in a registered capacity, at the Calgary Branch of Scotia Capital Inc.
All information about disciplinary proceedings relating to current and former member firms is available in the Enforcement section of the IIROC/MFDA website.
Background information regarding the qualifications and disciplinary history, if any, of advisors currently employed by New SRO-regulated firms (Investment Dealer Division) is available free of charge through the AdvisorReport service. Information on how to make investment dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1 877 442-4322.
New SRO investigates possible misconduct by its member firms and individual registrants. It can bring disciplinary proceedings which may result in sanctions including fines, suspensions, permanent bars, expulsion from membership, or termination of rights and privileges for individuals and firms.
New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) is the national self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers, mutual fund dealers and trading activity on Canada's debt and equity marketplaces. New SRO is carrying on the regulatory functions of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), and is committed to the protection of investors, providing efficient and consistent regulation, and building Canadians' trust in financial regulation and the people managing their investments. For more information, visit www.newselfregulatoryorganizationofcanada.ca.
SOURCE New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada
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Enforcement Contact: Richard Korble, Vice-President, Western Canada, 430 260-6278, [email protected]; Media Contact: Julia Mackenzie, Public Affairs Specialist, 416 786-1650, [email protected]
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