Kenneth Potter Appointed as Commission Member of ASC
Kenneth Potter Appointed as Commission Member of Alberta Securities Commission
Calgary, Alberta - April 11, 2007 - Kenneth Potter has been appointed by the Alberta Minister of Finance as an independent member of the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC).
Members of the ASC act as the board of directors for the organization, functioning as adjudicators of applications, disputes and enforcement proceedings before the Commission. They also approve recommendations for amendments to provincial securities laws, and new or revised rules and policies applicable to the Alberta capital market.
The ASC is the regulatory agency responsible for administering the province's securities laws. It is entrusted to foster a fair and efficient capital market in Alberta and to protect investors. As a member of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the ASC works to improve, coordinate and harmonize the regulation of Canada's capital markets.
Ken Potter has been with Macleod Dixon since 1969. He has taught securities and corporate law as a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary and in New Zealand and has written numerous articles and reports on the subject of securities and corporate law.