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A Canadian surveillance case exposes a separate market-quality obligation: small client limit orders must be displayed promptly, and a disgorgement order is not a measured compensation schedule for individual traders.
Matching CIRO's half-year sanctions to two named cases explains the entire C$3.3m disgorgement total. Both underlying proceedings began before the new investor-distribution programme's 1 April 2026 eligibility date.
A period-normalised comparison of CIRO member-event filings distinguishes a higher reporting-system run rate from proof of more offences, complaints or customer losses.
Canada’s investment dealer regulator would replace the current 90-day standard with a faster national baseline while retaining a documented extension for complex, exceptional or externally delayed matters.
CIRO proposes reducing the current 90-day standard for dealers while retaining a documented exception and seeking feedback until January 2027.
CIRO’s controlled research distinguishes effective decision-point interventions from conventional confirmations, but its trial outcomes are not a guarantee of live customer behaviour.
CIRO says Aldersley Securities’ resignation process has been initiated and members will be told the effective date. The 28 October bulletin does not announce a completed resignation or explain the reason.
The Canadian regulator’s 28 October notice concerns allegations against a named respondent; no disciplinary finding can be inferred from scheduling the initial appearance.
Canada’s investment dealer regulator proposes shortening the normal final-response window from 90 days to 60, with 30 additional days for genuinely complex or exceptional cases.
The proposed national baseline would bring faster answers for routine cases while preserving extra time for complex investigations. Comments close on 27 January 2027.
CIRO has scheduled a disciplinary hearing for former IPC Investment Corp representative David Grahame Lillie. The allegations concern undisclosed outside activities and personal financial dealings with clients; no finding has been made.
Canadian dealers retain their existing obligations outside the core session. The guidance also explains that overnight requests for exemptions or rule interpretations may wait until the next business day.
The change-of-control bulletin was published on 23 October and identifies 16 October as the transaction’s effective date.
The updated dealer conditions reach product presentation as well as execution, and expressly exclude sports, entertainment and political outcomes.
The proposed settlement concerns missing or incorrect order labels on Canadian marketplaces. CIRO’s case page still lists an active proceeding ahead of the 16 November hearing.