OSC Announces Investment Funds Product Advisory Committee Members

TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the members of the Investment Funds Products Advisory Committee (IFPAC) for the 2017-2019 term.

The IFPAC advises OSC staff on product developments and innovations in the investment funds and structured products industry, and provides feedback on policy and rule-making initiatives. The Committee typically meets four times a year with members participating for two-year terms.

The IFPAC is currently chaired by Melissa Schofield, Senior Legal Counsel, Investment Funds and Structured Products Branch.

Effective immediately, the Committee members are:

Steve Elgee	Periscope Capital Inc.
Robert Lemon	CIBC World Markets Inc.
Steven Leong	BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Erin Marof	Portland Investment Counsel Inc.
Paul Mayhew	RBC Global Asset Management
Colin Miller	Canoe Financial
Florence S. Narine	AGF Investments Inc.
Marian Passmore	Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada)
Derek Saliba	Manulife Investments
Matthew Stern	Sun Life Global Investments (Canada) Inc.
Atul Tiwari	Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
Rob Turnbull	BMO Capital Markets
Megan Vesely	Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd.

The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices and to foster fair and efficient capital markets and confidence in the capital markets. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at www.osc.ca

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