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B.C. stockbrokers challenge regulator’s authority to appeal case linked to Bridgemark Group

Two B.C. stockbrokers are challenging their regulator's authority to appeal a hearing panel decision that cleared them of allegations that they failed in their “gatekeeper” obligations. The Canadian...

Metro Vancouver director blasts media amid budget talks

Metro Vancouver Regional District director Lisa Muri was outspoken against media Thursday during a special board meeting to discuss the government’s scope of services and...

B.C. securities lawyer’s suspension extended by two months

A Vancouver securities lawyer’s suspension has been extended from four months to six months, according to a recent decision from a Law Society of BC review...

B.C. dad can’t get back $500K he gave now-separated son, daughter in-law for home

A B.C. businessman has lost another attempt — at the B.C. Court of Appeal — to have his son and former daughter-in-law repay $500,000 he...

B.C. lawyer who wired $2.6M to Dubai for client hit with more sanctions

A Law Society of B.C. review panel has found additional instances of professional misconduct on the part of a lawyer who flowed millions of dollars...

Tenth B.C. public company auditing firm fined, censored by U.S. regulator

Another Vancouver-headquartered public company auditing firm has recently been penalized by the United States regulator overseeing market regulations, bringing the total to 10 such companies...

Money laundering in B.C. a non-issue for all parties during election campaign

The first provincial election campaign since the June 2022 final report from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. will have passed with...

Hearings underway for alleged B.C. mortgage fraud racket

The BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) is currently proceeding with at least 18 hearings against real estate agents and sub-mortgage brokers, alleging they worked with...

B.C. man liable for U.S. stock fraud scheme faces reciprocal ban in British Columbia

A B.C. man who committed stock fraud in the U.S. via associates in Vancouver is challenging a B.C. Securities Commission application to permanently ban him...

B.C. landlord can increase rent 23.5% because of variable mortgage: arbitrator

A potentially precedent-setting ruling from the Residential Tenancy Branch has prompted B.C. Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon to review regulations for special rent increase applications...

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