MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of Adeolu Durotoye

TORONTO, March 10, 2014 /CNW/ - The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") today announced that it has issued a Notice of Settlement Hearing regarding the presentation, review and consideration of a proposed settlement agreement by a Hearing Panel of the MFDA's Central Regional Council.

The settlement agreement will be between Staff of the MFDA and Adeolu Akinbola Durotoye (the "Respondent") and involves matters for which the Respondent may be disciplined by a Hearing Panel pursuant to MFDA By-laws. The proposed Settlement Agreement concerns allegations that the Respondent:

i)	from April 2008 to March 2011, obtained and used 5 partially completed or whited-out pre-signed forms to complete 3 transactions for 3 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
ii)	from July 2009 to June 2011, in his capacity as Branch Manager, reviewed and approved 30 blank or partially completed pre-signed account forms and account forms altered with white-out, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.5.5(d) (now Rule 2.5.5(f)) and Rule 2.1.1.

The Settlement Hearing is scheduled to take place on April 16, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern), or as soon thereafter as the hearing can held, in the MFDA hearing room located at 121 King Street West, Suite 1000, Toronto, Ontario. The hearing will be open to the public, except as may be required for the protection of confidential matters.

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

The MFDA is the self-regulatory organization for Canadian mutual fund dealers, regulating the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its 111 Members and their approximately 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

Hugh Corbett, Managing Director, Enforcement, 416-943-4685, [email protected]