MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of Pieter Lindhout

TORONTO, March 31, 2022 /CNW/ - The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (the "MFDA") announced that it has issued a Notice of Settlement Hearing dated March 23, 2022, 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 Pieter Hendrik Leendert Lindhout (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:

a)  between April 2015 and November 2018, photocopied signature pages from account forms that had been signed by clients and re-used the signature pages to complete 23 additional forms in respect of 14 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1;

b)  between October 2015 and November 2018, altered and used to process transactions 17 account forms in respect of 6 clients by altering information on the account forms without having the client initial the alterations, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and

c)  between April 2015 and November 2018, obtained and possessed 6 pre-signed account forms in respect of 2 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1.

The settlement hearing will take place electronically by videoconference on May 25, 2022, commencing at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern), or as soon thereafter as the matter can be held. Members of the public who would like to obtain particulars should contact [email protected].

MFDA settlement hearings are typically held in the absence of the public pursuant to section 20.5 of MFDA By-law No. 1 and Rule 15.2(2) of the MFDA Rules of Procedure. If the Hearing Panel accepts the settlement agreement, then the proceeding will become open to the public and a copy of the decision of the Hearing Panel and the settlement agreement will be made available at www.mfda.ca.

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 Sarnia, 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 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

Charles Toth, Vice-President, Enforcement, 416-943-4619, [email protected]