OSC announces Investment Funds Technical Advisory Committee members

TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2019 /CNW/ - The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the membership of the Investment Funds Technical Advisory Committee (IFTAC) for the 2019-2021 term. 

The IFTAC provides opportunities for stakeholders to engage with the OSC to further smart and effective regulation in the investment funds and structured products space. The IFTAC will replace the Investment Funds Product Advisory Committee and focus on technical compliance challenges in the investment funds product regulatory regime, and opportunities for improving alignment between investor, industry and regulatory goals.

Chaired by Melissa Schofield, Senior Legal Counsel, Investment Funds and Structured Products, the Committee meets four times a year with members participating for two-year terms.

The committee members are:

Steve Banquier	TD Securities Inc
Michael Burns	McMillan LLP
Mario Cianfarani	Vanguard Investments Canada Inc
Wayne Hong	Fundserv Inc
John Kruk	Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Robert Lemon	CIBC World Markets Inc
Steven Leong	BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Ruth Liu	Lysander Funds Ltd
Valerie Lockerbie	Neo Exchange Inc
Paul Mayhew	RBC Global Asset Management
Florence S. Narine	AGF Investments Inc
Anne Ramsay	CI Investments Inc
Gillian Seidler	Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Michael Thom	CFA Societies Canada
Rob Turnbull	BMO Capital Markets

The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair and efficient capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk.  Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at http://www.osc.gov.on.ca.

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