Karen McGuinness

SVP, Office of the Investor, Member Intake & Innovation, CIRO

Session Details:

What does the future look like for the regulation of the advice industry under CIRO? And how will it change how you run your business? Join Andrew Papini, VP Compliance, for an engaging conversation with CIRO’s leaders, Andrew Kriegler, President & CEO and Karen McGuinness, SVP, Office of the Investor, Member Intake & Innovation. They’ll touch on what the harmonization means for Advisors, the immediate challenges, opportunities, and what changes Advisors can expect for their businesses and from clients.

Bio:

Karen McGuinness is responsible for Member Intake & Innovation, and the Office of the Investor.

Prior to her current role, Karen was most recently President and CEO of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization‘s predecessor organization. Prior to that she was Senior Vice-President, Member Regulation managing of the MFDA’s Compliance, Financial Compliance, Member Education and Membership Services Departments.

Karen has previously held positions in the Enforcement Branch at the Ontario Securities Commission and as a Manager in the Litigation, Valuation and Forensic Services department of a large international accounting firm.