MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Each year securities law violations become more complex. CSA members investigate cases that involve more complex schemes, greater levels of subterfuge and an increased use of online resources to perpetrate securities law violations. Our members tackle these cases utilizing advanced online detection methods and collaborating whenever possible with other securities regulators and law enforcement agencies.
CSA members are investing significantly more time and effort in online monitoring and cyber-surveillance and leveraging various tools to support forensic investigations. For example, the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) Technology & Evidence Control Unit uses advanced software to support its investigations and in New Brunswick, the Financial and Consumer Services Commission has developed software that enables the early detection of potential scam investment websites. The early detection software includes a database which tracks investment related websites as they come online and can be used to conduct surveillance of these sites on a region by region level. Securities regulators in Alberta, Manitoba and several U.S. states currently utilize the database.
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