OSC Announces Investment Funds Product Advisory Committee Members

For Immediate Release OSC

TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the members of the Investment Funds Products Advisory Committee (IFPAC) for the 2017-2019 term.

The IFPAC advises OSC staff on product developments and innovations in the investment funds and structured products industry, and provides feedback on policy and rule-making initiatives. The Committee typically meets four times a year with members participating for two-year terms.

The IFPAC is currently chaired by Melissa Schofield, Senior Legal Counsel, Investment Funds and Structured Products Branch.

Effective immediately, the Committee members are:

Steve Elgee

Periscope Capital Inc.

Robert Lemon

CIBC World Markets Inc.

Steven Leong

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Erin Marof

Portland Investment Counsel Inc.

Paul Mayhew

RBC Global Asset Management

Colin Miller

Canoe Financial

Florence S. Narine

AGF Investments Inc.

Marian Passmore

Canadian Foundation for Advancement of
Investor Rights (FAIR Canada)

Derek Saliba

Manulife Investments

Matthew Stern

Sun Life Global Investments (Canada) Inc.

Atul Tiwari

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Rob Turnbull

BMO Capital Markets

Megan Vesely

Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd.

The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices and to foster fair and efficient capital markets and confidence in the capital markets. 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 www.osc.ca

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