MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of Professional Investments (Kingston) Inc.
TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2017 /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 Professional Investments (Kingston) Inc. (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:
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between February 2009 and March 2010, failed to adequately supervise the activities of its former Approved Person to ensure that the Respondent was aware of and had approved all outside business activities that the Approved Person was engaged in and to ensure that all securities related business that the Approved Person engaged in was being conducted for the account of the Respondent and through the facilities of the Respondent, contrary to MFDA Rules 1.1.5, 2.5, 2.1.1 and MFDA Policy No. 2. |
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between May 2009 and April 2013, failed to conduct a reasonable supervisory investigation after receiving information that ought to have raised concerns that an Approved Person or a former Approved Person was engaged in unapproved outside business activities and had engaged in securities related business that was not carried on for the account of the Respondent or processed through the facilities of the Respondent, contrary to MFDA Rules 1.1.5, 2.5 and 2.1.1. |
The settlement hearing is scheduled to take place on January 20, 2017, commencing at 1:00 p.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.
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.
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]
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