News Release
MEDIA INVITED TO BCSC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S VICTORIA SPEECH
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Date:
2007-10-15 -
Number:
2007/72
Vancouver - On Oct. 16, Brenda Leong, executive director of the British Columbia Securities Commission, will present key findings from the 2007 Canadian Securities Administrators Investor Study, showing the social impact of investment fraud on victims. In her speech to the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Leong will set the record straight on the BCSC's enforcement record, separate fact from fiction on what a regulator can and cannot do, and outline how the BCSC is combating B.C.-connected abusive junior market activity, especially in the U.S.-based over-the-counter markets.
Members of the media are invited to attend the speech and can arrange for interviews with Brenda Leong afterward by contacting the BCSC in advance.
Who: Brenda Leong, BCSC executive director
What: Speech: Watching Out for B.C. Investors
When: Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Where: Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour, Pacific Ballroom
728 Humboldt Street, Victoria, B.C.
The B.C. Securities Commission is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating trading in securities within the province. If you have questions, contact Andrew Poon, media relations, 604-899-6880 or Ken Gracey, media relations, 604-899-6577.
Learn how to avoid investment fraud at the BCSC's investor education website: www.investright.org.