B.C. financial services watchdog short-staffed due to low pay: Auditor-General
The arm of B.C’s financial services watchdog in charge of credit unions has left a third of its staffing positions vacant for the past...
Regulator appoints new head of enforcement
In an August 23 release, the BCSC announced the appointment of Douglas Muir as director of enforcement effective September 7. Muir has long and...
The Great Reveal: New CRM2 rules set to reshape the wealth management industry
It’s coming in January – the Great Reveal. “Reveal” is a movie term that documentary filmmaker Nettie Wild once defined for me. It happens...
E-cigarettes above Ebola? How the WHO lost the plot
How do you deal with a man who likens himself to Hitler, describes the murder of children as ‘collateral damage’, slaughters thousands, and says he’s...
Richmond non-profit seniors centre director banned and fined by BCSC
This week, a British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel permanently banned Tin Chao Alan Lau from B.C.’s capital markets for fraud involving a Richmond-based,...
