Canadian securities regulators publish IIROC oversight review report

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Jul 04, 2017

On July 4, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released the Oversight Review Report of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), which evaluates whether specific regulatory processes are operating effectively and outlines findings that require corrective action.

Based on the annual assessment of IIROC’s functional areas and key processes, the Recognizing Regulators selected above-average risk areas as the focus for the review, including Business Conduct Compliance, Enforcement, Information Technology, Market Surveillance, and Trade Review & Analysis. The Recognizing Regulators considered the previous oversight review and whether findings identified in that review had been resolved, as well as current issues and market conditions that could affect IIROC.

In summary, CSA staff acknowledge that IIROC made sufficient progress in resolving specific issues raised in previous oversight reports. However, CSA staff note a repeat finding in the Business Conduct Compliance department given IIROC did not implement necessary changes to their examination programs (high priority). Also, CSA staff found that IIROC did not make sufficient progress in resolving an issue raised during the previous oversight review in the area of Information Technology (medium priority) by not providing an information security program report to a Board committee on a quarterly basis. In addition, CSA staff raise other medium priority findings in the Business Conduct Compliance (one), Information Technology (one) and Enforcement (two) departments.

For further details refer to the press release and the Oversight Review Report.

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