The latest edition of the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) advisory committee on seniors’ issues features prominent investor and elder advocates, among a broad array of legal, industry and health experts.
The OSC unveiled the makeup of its Seniors Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) for 2024 — which includes Ken Kivenko, president of investor advocacy group Kenmar Associates; Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of seniors advocacy group CanAge; the former head of the OSC’s Investor Education Fund and now-retired seniors’ advocate, Terri Williams; and Marta Hajek, executive director of the non-profit Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO).
The committee, which meets four to six times a year, advises the OSC on regulatory policy issues, along with operational, educational and outreach activities involving senior investors.
“OSC staff recognize the importance of consulting with a multidisciplinary group of experts who can provide staff with specialized input to support ongoing efforts and better understand the unique needs of older investors,” the regulator said in a release announcing the latest edition of the committee.
Alongside the notable advocates for seniors and investors, the group also includes an array of other experts, including:
- a police officer with expertise in crimes against seniors, detective constable Michael Payne;
- Dr. Julia Spaniol, a psychology professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Aging;
- geriatrics expert, Dr. Joe Bornstein, managing director and founder of Health Innovations Group;
- Jennifer Moir, founder of consulting and training firm, Age Well Solutions;
- Kyle Fitzgerald, director of government relations and public policy with the Alzheimer Society of Ontario; and,
- Jennifer Aronson, a registered social worker and clinical practitioner.
Industry representation on the SEAC includes:
- Danielle Tetrault, vice president, compliance and chief compliance officer at IG Wealth Management;
- Lindsay Rogan, managing director and CCO at Rogan Investment Management Ltd.;
- Ellen Bessner, partner with Babin Bessner Spry LLP;
- Kimberly Whaley, founding partner of boutique law firm, Whaley Estate Litigation;
- Arthur Fish, former partner in the tax group of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and manager of the Toronto Regional Family Wealth Counsel Practice; and,
- Angela Salmon, a securities lawyer at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).