MFDA Hearing Panel issues Reasons for Decision in the Matter of Kent Westgard

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Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada

Aug 09, 2010, 16:51 ET

TORONTO, Aug. 9 /CNW/ - A Hearing Panel of the MFDA's Prairie Regional Council has issued its Reasons for Decision in connection with the disciplinary hearing held in Calgary, Alberta on April 29, 2010 in the matter of Kent Owen Westgard.

A copy of the Reasons for Decision 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 139 Members and their approximately 73,000 Approved Persons with a mandate to protect investors and the public interest.

For further information: Shaun Devlin, Vice-President, Enforcement, 416-943-4672 or [email protected]

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Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) is the national self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the distribution side of the Canadian mutual fund industry. It was established in June 1998 at the initiative of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The MFDA...