MFDA Hearing Panel issues Reasons for Decision in the matter of Jeremy Martin

TORONTO, June 6, 2016 /CNW/ - A Hearing Panel of the Atlantic Regional Council of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") has issued its Reasons for Decision in connection with a settlement hearing held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 12, 2016, in the matter of Jeremy Allen Martin (the "Respondent"). The Reasons for Decision relate to the Hearing Panel's acceptance of the settlement agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") entered into between the Respondent and Staff of the MFDA. In its Reasons for Decision dated June 3, 2016, the Hearing Panel confirmed the following sanctions imposed on the Respondent:

• has been prohibited from conducting securities related business in any capacity while in the employ of or associated with any Member of the MFDA for a period of three (3) months; and
• shall in the future comply with MFDA Rule 2.1.1.

In the Settlement Agreement, the Respondent admitted that, on or about December 10, 2014, he falsified a client's signature on a KYC form, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1.  

A copy of the Reasons for Decision is available on the MFDA website at www.mfda.ca. During the period described in the Reasons for Decision, the Respondent conducted business in the Wolfville, Nova Scotia area.

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]