Location Change for Roundtable on the Option of Discontinuing Embedded Commissions

TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) wishes to alert those registered to attend the Roundtable on the Option of Discontinuing Embedded Commissions that the location has changed.

The roundtable will take place on September 18, 2017, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Globe and Mail Centre, 17th Floor, 351 King Street East, Toronto. The roundtable will focus on options put forward by industry for consideration during the recent written consultation, to discuss whether they address the investor harms caused by embedded commissions.

Registration for the event is at capacity. We are maintaining a waiting list. If you wish to be added to the waiting list, please e-mail [email protected] .

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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