MFDA Hearing Panel makes findings against Michael Labrick Harvey

TORONTO, Jan. 4, 2012 /CNW/ - A disciplinary hearing in the matter of Michael Labrick Harvey was held today in Vancouver, British Columbia before a three-person Hearing Panel of the MFDA's Pacific Regional Council. The Hearing Panel found that the allegation set out in the Notice of Hearing dated August 31, 2011 had been established:

Allegation #1: Commencing May 2010 the Respondent has failed or refused to attend an interview requested by the MFDA during the course of an investigation, contrary to s. 22.1 of MFDA By-law No. 1.

The Hearing Panel made the following orders at the conclusion of the hearing and advised that it would issue written reasons for its decision in due course:

• a permanent prohibition on the authority of the Respondent to conduct securities related business while in the employ of or associated with any Member of the MFDA;
• a fine in the amount of $75,000; and
• costs in the amount of $10,000.

A copy of the Notice of Hearing 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 125 Members and their approximately 75,000 Approved Persons with a mandate to protect investors and the public interest.

Shaun Devlin
Vice-President, Enforcement
416-943-4672 or [email protected]