MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of Bobby Gocool

TORONTO, April 5, 2016 /CNW/ - The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") 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 Bobby Donkar Narine Gocool (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:

a)	between January 2013 and August 2014, he obtained, possessed, and in some instances, used to process transactions, 52 pre-signed account forms in respect of 10 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1;
b)	between January 2013 and August 2014, he altered and used five (5) client account forms in respect of five (5) clients by using liquid correction fluid to change information on the account forms to reflect client instructions, without having the clients initial the changes, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
c)	between January 2013 and August 2014, he, acting in the capacity of branch manager, reviewed and approved the use of 54 account forms, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.5.5(f) and 2.1.1.

The settlement hearing is scheduled to take place on June 23, 2016, commencing at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern), or as soon thereafter as the matter can be held, in the hearing room at the offices of the MFDA, located at 121 King Street West, Suite 1000, Toronto, Ontario. The proceeding will be open to the public, unless and to the extent that the Hearing Panel determines that all or part of the hearing should proceed in the absence of the public. If the Hearing Panel accepts the settlement agreement, then a copy of the decision of the Hearing Panel and the settlement agreement will be made available to the public.

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 the Vaughan, Ontario 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]