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Enforcement Notice - Hearing - IIROC to Hold Disciplinary Hearing For Former Toronto Trader Robert Edward Sole


TORONTO, April 3, 2018 /CNW/ - An appearance has been scheduled before a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) for the purpose of setting a date for the disciplinary hearing in the matter of Robert Edward Sole.

The hearing concerns allegations that Mr. Sole entered orders on IIROC-regulated marketplaces while his access to those markets was suspended; engaged in outside business activities without the approval of his employer; and failed to cooperate in an IIROC investigation.

The set date appearance is open to the public, unless the Hearing Panel orders otherwise. The date for the discipline hearing will be made available at www.iiroc.ca.

Documents related to ongoing IIROC enforcement proceedings ? including Reasons and Decisions of Hearing Panels ? are posted on the IIROC website as they become available. Click here to search and access all IIROC enforcement documents.

Set Date Appearance: 

April 11, 2018, 10:00 a.m.



Venue:        

IIROC ? British Columbia Room
121 King Street West, Suite 2000
Toronto, ON

                           

Specifically, the allegations are that:

a)  

Between August 2016 and September 2016, Mr. Sole entered orders on IIROC-regulated marketplaces while his access to those marketplaces was suspended, contrary to Dealer Member Rule 29.1 and/or Consolidated Rule 1400 (effective as of September 1, 2016);



b) 

Between August 2016 and September 2016, Mr. Sole engaged in an outside business activity without obtaining the approval of his employer, contrary to Dealer Member Rule 18.14; and



c)  

In October 2017, Mr. Sole failed to cooperate with Enforcement Staff who were conducting an investigation, contrary to section 8104 of the Consolidated Rules.

 IIROC formally initiated the investigation into Mr. Sole's conduct in August 2017. The alleged violations occurred while he was a Trader with the Toronto branch of W.D. Latimer Co. Limited, an IIROC-regulated firm. Mr. Sole is no longer a registrant with an IIROC-regulated firm.

The Notice of Hearing and Statement of Allegations which sets out the allegations is available at: http://docs.iiroc.ca/DisplayDocument.aspx?DocumentID=B50DBC999EC1464086166F785ABDFE63&Language=en.

IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which 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 dealer firms and their registered employees and through setting and enforcing market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian equity marketplaces.

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.

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.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - General News


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