IN THE MATTER OF Richard Allan MacDonald - Settlement Accepted

CALGARY, Nov. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - On November 9, 2012, a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) accepted a Settlement Agreement, with sanctions, between IIROC staff and Richard Allan MacDonald.

Mr. MacDonald admitted that he failed to effectively exercise his supervisory responsibilities with respect to the suitability of holdings in the accounts of six clients.

Specifically, Mr. MacDonald admitted that from June, 2004 to March, 2009, while a Branch Manager at DWM Securities Inc., he failed to take the supervisory steps that were reasonably required with respect to the suitability of holdings in the accounts of six clients, contrary to IIROC Dealer Member Rules 38.4(a) and 2500 [IDA Regulation 1300.2 and Policy No. 2 prior to June 1, 2008].

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Mr. MacDonald agreed to the following penalties:
		a)		A $40,000 fine to IIROC; and
		b)		Mr. MacDonald shall be prohibited from acting in a supervisory capacity for five years.

Mr. MacDonald also agreed to pay costs in the amount of $3,000.00.

The Settlement Agreement is available at: http://docs.iiroc.ca/DisplayDocument.aspx?DocumentID=1095ADF84E1E4598B3DE31E6CD91D764&Language=en and the Hearing Panel's decision will be made available at www.iiroc.ca.

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IIROC formally initiated the investigation into Mr. MacDonald's conduct in August 2010.  The conduct occurred when he was a Branch Manager in Calgary with DWM Securities Inc., an IIROC-regulated firm.  Mr. MacDonald is no longer a registrant with an IIROC-regulated firm.

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IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. Created in 2008 through the consolidation of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and Market Regulation Services Inc., IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while maintaining efficient and competitive capital markets.

IIROC carries out its regulatory responsibilities through setting and enforcing rules regarding the proficiency, business and financial conduct of dealer firms and their registered employees and through setting and enforcing market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian equity marketplaces.

IIROC investigates possible misconduct by its member firms and/or individual registrants. It can bring disciplinary proceedings which may result in penalties including fines, suspensions, permanent bars, expulsion from membership, or termination of rights and privileges for individuals and firms.

All information about disciplinary proceedings relating to current and former member firms is available in the Enforcement section of the IIROC website. Background information regarding the qualifications and disciplinary history, if any, of advisors currently employed by IIROC-regulated firms is available free of charge through the IIROC AdvisorReport service. Information on how to make investment dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1.877.442.4322.

SOURCE: Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - General News

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