Posts by Robert Kirwin

Tone from the middle (not top) drives compliance

Tone from the top is a catchy phrase, but Client Focused Reform, FSRA’s focus on advisor compliance and OSFI’s focus on conduct risk underline that ultimately compliant behaviour is driven by the individual. To truly shape a compliance culture you need to know your advisor, your staff and your manager’s data to guide them to…

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New IIROC/MFDA should be seen as an opportunity

As IIROC and MFDA focus on the merger of their two organizations, I believe this is the time to re-think how supervision is conducted. There is a need to move away from treating regulatory administration (registration, proficiency management and other registered and non-registered compliance activities) as a task to be fulfilled and instead move towards…

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Launch of VCSOpen+ (Insurance)

VigilantCS is pleased to announce the launch of VCSOpen+ (Life and Health Insurance) Staff Compliance Platform, which will complement our existing VCSOpen+ (Securities) compliance platform. As a significant number of MFDA and IIROC securities advisors are also insurance licensed it will be critical that supervisors have access to an advisor’s complete regulatory file; whether insurance…

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VigilantCS Best Newcomer in First Grant Thornton U.K. RegTech Awards

VigilantCS has won the Best Newcomer award in the first Grant Thornton U.K. RegTech Awards. It was also nominated for the Most Innovative RegTech Solution Award. Winners in six categories were announced at Grant Thornton’s Finsbury Square, London office October 2. VigilantCS CEO and Co-founder Rob Kirwin accepted the award on behalf of the company…

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