Decision Notice – CIRO Sanctions Gregory Rice

HALIFAX, NS, June 27, 2024 /CNW/ – On May 22, 2024, a panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) held a hearing pursuant to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules and accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions, between Enforcement Staff and Gregory Rice.

Gregory Rice admitted to the following violations:

a)    processing a transaction without obtaining client instructions with respect to all essential elements of the trade, thereby engaging in discretionary trading; and

b)    processing a transaction on behalf of a client pursuant to email trade instructions from the client without obtaining verbal authorization from the client.

Pursuant to the settlement agreement, Gregory Rice agreed to a fine of $10,000.

Gregory Rice also agreed to pay costs in the amount of $5,000.

The Settlement Agreement is available at:                                                                            

Rice, Gregory – Settlement Agreement

The hearing panel’s decision will be made available at www.ciro.ca.

At all material times, Gregory Rice conducted business in Berwick, Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) 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 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.

All information about disciplinary proceedings relating to current and former member firms and individual registrants under the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules (for investment dealers), the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules (for mutual fund dealers) and the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR) is available on CIRO’s website.

Background information regarding the qualifications and disciplinary history, if any, of advisors currently employed by CIRO-regulated investment firms is available free of charge through the AdvisorReport service. Information on how to make dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1-877-442-4322.

CIRO investigates possible misconduct by its member firms and individual registrants. It can bring disciplinary proceedings which may result in sanctions including fines, suspensions, permanent bars, expulsion from membership, or termination of rights and privileges for individuals and firms.

SOURCE Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO)