News release

June 26, 2023 (Toronto, Ontario) – A Hearing Panel of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, now Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”), has issued its Reasons for Decision dated June 2, 2023 (“Reasons for Decision”), in connection with a settlement hearing held electronically by videoconference in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 1, 2022, in the matter of Robert Angus Colvin (the “Respondent”).

In its Reasons for Decision, the Hearing Panel confirmed the sanctions imposed on the Respondent. In particular, the Respondent:

• has paid a fine in the amount of $25,000;
• has paid costs of $5,000; and
• shall successfully complete the Ethics and Professional Conduct Course offered by the IFSE Institute, or an industry course acceptable to the MFDA, by November 1, 2023; and
• shall in the future comply with MFDA Rules 2.1.1, 2.1.4, and 1.1.2 (as it relates to Rule 2.5.1), and MFDA Policy No. 3.

A copy of the Reasons for Decision is available on the MFDA website at www.mfda.ca. During the period described in the Reasons for Decision, the Respondent conducted business in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area.

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization is the national self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers, mutual fund dealers and trading activity on Canada’s debt and equity marketplaces. CIRO is carrying on the regulatory functions of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada, and is committed to the protection of investors, providing efficient and consistent regulation, and building Canadians’ trust in financial regulation and the people managing their investments. For more information, visit www.ciro.ca.

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