Order: In the Matter of International Strategic Investments et al.
IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5 AS AMENDED
AND -
IN THE MATTER OF
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS INC., SOMIN HOLDINGS INC., NAZIM GILLANI
AND RYAN J. DRISCOLL
ORDER
WHEREAS on March 6, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "Commission") issued a Notice of Hearing, pursuant to sections 127 and 127.1 of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the “Act”) (the “Notice of Hearing”) in connection with a Statement of Allegations filed by Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) on March 5, 2012, to consider whether it is in the public interest to make certain orders as against International Strategic Investments, International Strategic Investments Inc., (collectively, “ISI”), Nazim Gillani (“Gillani”), Ryan J. Driscoll (“Driscoll”) and Somin Holdings Inc. (“Somin”);
AND WHEREAS on April 3, 2012, a hearing was held before the Commission and Staff appeared and filed the Affidavit of Peaches A. Barnaby, sworn on March 29, 2012, evidencing service of the Notice of Hearing and the Statement of Allegations on ISI, Gillani and Driscoll;
AND WHEREAS counsel for ISI and Gillani and counsel for Driscoll appeared and made submissions;
IT IS ORDERED that a status hearing will take place on April 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., for Staff to update the Commission on the status of service on Somin;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the hearing is adjourned to Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. for a confidential pre-hearing conference.
DATED at Toronto this 3rd day of April, 2012.
Mary G. Condon