Enforcement Notice - IIROC to Hold a Settlement Hearing for Nancy Fairclough (Woods)
The hearing is not open to the public, but will become open in the event that the panel accepts the agreement.
TORONTO, June 29, 2022 /CNW/ - A hearing has been scheduled before a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) to consider whether the panel should accept a Settlement Agreement entered into between IIROC staff and Nancy Fairclough (Woods).
The Agreement concerns conduct involving acting as a Power of Attorney for a client and accepting a monetary gift from a client.
The hearing is not open to the public, but will become open in the event that the panel accepts the agreement. If the agreement is accepted, the Panel's decision and the Settlement Agreement will be made available at www.iiroc.ca.
Hearing Date: The hearing will be held by way of videoconference on July 18, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
IIROC formally initiated the investigation into Ms. Fairclough's conduct in March 2021. The conduct occurred while she was a Registered Representative with the North York branch of RBC Dominion Securities Inc., an IIROC-regulated firm. Ms. Fairclough is still employed with RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
The Notice of Application announcing the settlement hearing is available at:
Fairclough (Woods), Nancy – Notice of Application
All information about disciplinary proceedings relating to current and former member firms is available in the Enforcement section of the IIROC website.
Background information regarding the qualifications and disciplinary history, if any, of advisors currently employed by IIROC-regulated firms is available free of charge through the IIROC AdvisorReport service. Information on how to make investment dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1 877 442-4322.
IIROC investigates possible misconduct by its member firms and/or individual registrants. It can bring disciplinary proceedings which may result in penalties including fines, suspensions, permanent bars, expulsion from membership, or termination of rights and privileges for individuals and firms.
IIROC is the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada's debt and equity markets. IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while supporting healthy Canadian capital markets. IIROC carries out its regulatory responsibilities through setting and enforcing rules regarding the proficiency, business and financial conduct of 174 Canadian investment dealer firms of varying sizes and business models, and their more than 31,000 registered employees. IIROC also sets and enforces market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian debt and equity marketplaces. For more information,visit www.iiroc.ca.
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