Karen McGuinness

Karen McGuinness
Senior Vice-President, Finance, Investor and Member Relations

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 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.

Welcome to CIRO.ca!

You can find the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) at CIRO.ca with our fresh look and feel.

The following sections of the legacy mfda.ca and iiroc.ca sites have been migrated to ciro.ca:

  • Enforcement
  • Hearings
  • Consultations
  • A unified member directory (Dealers We Regulate)
  • Advisor Report

We will continue moving items off MFDA and IIROC in 2024. Stay tuned for future updates.