It has a name! New Self-Regulatory Organization (finally) announces its new name

Kenneth A. Dekker
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

May 16th, 2023

On January 1, 2023, the amalgamation of investment industry self-regulatory organizations, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”) became official. However, despite this amalgamation being in the works for months or years (and it was discussed for much longer than that), the new self-regulatory organization did not have a name – until now. On April 24, 2023, the New Self-Regulatory Organization announced that, effective June 1, 2023, it will be known as the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization or CIRO. It will even have a new website – www.ciro.ca (Although that domain name appears to still be inactive and unassigned, so don’t try to visit it yet!).

More to follow.

Kenneth A. Dekker
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Ken Dekker, a partner of the firm, is a successful trial and appellate lawyer who is valued by his clients as a resourceful and practical litigation counsel. Over more than 25 years, Ken has litigated noteworthy cases in a range of fields that include class action defence, securities and broker-dealer litigation and regulatory defence, corporate and shareholder disputes (including oppression and winding up cases), defamation, civil fraud litigation, disputes over contracts, injunctions, professional liability litigation, employment litigation and cross-border litigation issues.

Ken has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario, including the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as before the Supreme Court of Canada. Ken has also represented and advised clients in regulatory matters before the Investment Industry Organization of Canada (IIROC), the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), both of which are now known as the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO). Ken has also represented clients before the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Financial Planning Canada Standards Council (FPCSC), and the CPA Ontario Tribunal.

Ken has been ranked for Corporate and Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers of Canada, for Securities Litigation by Lexpert, and he has been given the highest available rating of AV, or pre-eminent, by his peers on “Martindale-Hubbell.”

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