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If you're a small (i.e., non-retail) investor living in Ontario with something to say about mutual funds, legal standards for financial advisors, or credit rating agencies, now's your chance to say it.

The Ontario Securities Commission's Investor Advisory Panel wants to hear from you. The panel was established a few months ago specifically to receive input from small investors when it comes to developing new policies. Earlier this month, the panel released its first round of initiatives and is inviting small investors to comment.

Specifically, the panel is looking for input on four things:

1. The Ontario Securities Commission's new point-of-sale rules, which aim to provide better information to mutual fund investors about the funds they buy. As of January 1, 2011, mutual fund companies must provide a "fund facts" document to investors who ask for one, but the commission is still developing other ways to improve mutual fund sales disclosure.