Earlier this week, the Canadian Securities Administrators released their 2011 Enforcement Report, which sets out the results of regulators' enforcement activities over the last year. According to the report, CSA members commenced a total of 126 proceedings in 2011, down from 178 the year before, and concluded a total of 124 cases, down from 174. Of particular interest is the breakdown of concluded cases by category. Specifically, the majority of cases concluded last year (66) involved illegal distributions, while cases of registrant misconduct and insider trading were second and third, respectively. Meanwhile, total fines and administrative penalties ordered amounted to over $52 million, while restitution, compensation and disgorgement amounted to over $49 million.
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