MFDA Hearing Panel adjourns Hearing on the Merits in the matter of Michael Harrigan

TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2015 /CNW/ - The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of Michael Andrew Harrigan (the "Respondent") by Notice of Hearing (the "Notice of Hearing") dated May 12, 2014.

The hearing of this matter on its merits commenced on September 21, 2015 in Halifax, Nova Scotia before a three-member Hearing Panel of the MFDA's Atlantic Regional Council, continued on September 22, 2015, and thereafter was adjourned by the Hearing Panel to resume on September 25, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. (Atlantic), in the hearing room located at the Nova Scotia Securities Commission, 5251 Duke Street, Suite 400, Duke Tower, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The hearing will continue to be open to the public, except as may be required for the protection of confidential matters.

A copy of the Notice of Hearing is available on the MFDA website at www.mfda.ca. During the period described in the Notice of Hearing, the Respondent carried on business in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

The MFDA is the self-regulatory organization for Canadian mutual fund dealers, regulating the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its 103 Members and their over 80,000 Approved Persons with a mandate to protect investors and the public interest. For more information about the MFDA's complaint and enforcement processes, as well as links to 'Check an Advisor' and other Investor Tools, visit the For Investors page on the MFDA website.

SOURCE Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada

Marco Wynnyckyj, Manager, Hearings, 416-945-5146, [email protected]