IIROC Releases Annual Report

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has just released its 2014-15 Annual Report. As the accompanying news release indicates, the 56-page report  recaps a number of important achievements during the period, including the following:

• Finalization of the Debt Transaction Reporting Rule, which allows for better regulatory oversight of Canadian debt markets;
• Research on the effectiveness of know-your-client policies;
• Continuing to focus on high-quality empirical research on the impact of High Frequency Trading and similar activities in Canada's marketplace;
• Approval of the last set of Client Relationship Model (CRM) reforms, which will be implemented over the coming years;