MFDA Hearing Panel issues Decision and Reasons (Motion) in the matter of Michael Harrigan

TORONTO, April 19, 2016 /CNW/ - A Hearing Panel of the Atlantic Regional Council of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") has issued its Decision and Reasons in connection with a motion brought by Michael Andrew Harrigan (the "Respondent") to recall a witness, which was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 7, 2016. In its Decision and Reasons (Motion) dated April 15, 2016, the Hearing Panel outlines its reasons for denying the motion brought by the Respondent.

A copy of the Decision and Reasons (Motion) is available on the MFDA website at www.mfda.ca.

The MFDA is the self-regulatory organization for Canadian mutual fund dealers, regulating the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its Members and their approximately 83,000 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

Charles Toth, Director, Litigation, 416-943-4619, [email protected]