Enforcement Notice - Hearing - IN THE MATTER OF Paul Maurice -Review Requested

MONCTON, NB, Sept. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - On August 26, 2022, Paul Maurice filed an application with the Financial and Consumer Services Tribunal (FCST) for review of the liability decision rendered on July 29, 2022 by an IIROC Hearing Panel. The application will be heard by the FCST in due course.

A penalty hearing has been scheduled before an IIROC Hearing Panel on October 31, 2022 in this matter.

The liability decision under review is available at:

Re Maurice, 2022 IIROC 18

Further information about the FCST can be found at:

Financial and Consumer Services Tribunal

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SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - General News

Enforcement Contact: Claudyne Bienvenu, Vice-President, Québec and Atlantic, 514 878-2854, [email protected]; Media Contact: Julia Mackenzie, Public Affairs Specialist, 416 786-1650, [email protected]