AMF

Industry

Repeat securities offender going to prison

Unregistered dealing and illegal distribution lead to a 90-day jail sentence

By James Langton |December 20, 2019

1 min read

Industry

Quebec firm ordered to pay millions in disgorgement

U.S. court enters final judgment on unregistered initial coin offering

By James Langton |November 8, 2019

1 min read

Industry

Hugo Lacroix becomes AMF’s securities markets superintendent

Lacroix had been serving in the role on an interim basis since the beginning of the year

By James Langton |November 8, 2019

1 min read

Industry

AMF report reveals continuous disclosure deficiencies

More than half of reviewed cases required remedial action

By Staff |September 19, 2019

2 min read

SEC cyber unit files charges over Quebec PlexCoin securities

The SEC says in a release that it has obtained an emergency asset freeze to halt an initial coin offering fraud that raised up to US$15 million from thousands of investors since August. The offering falsely promised a 1,354% profit, says the SEC. The commission has filed charges against “a recidivist Quebec securities law violator,” […]

By Staff |December 4, 2017

2 min read

AMF

Repeat securities offender going to prison

Quebec firm ordered to pay millions in disgorgement

Hugo Lacroix becomes AMF’s securities markets superintendent

AMF report reveals continuous disclosure deficiencies

AMF appoints director of fintech and innovation

OSC, AMF participating in World Investor Week

Oversight of OTC derivatives market hampered by poor data: CSA

Provincial regulators sign agreement with U.K.’s FCA

SEC cyber unit files charges over Quebec PlexCoin securities

How an advisor allegedly defrauded Empire Life for 15 years