MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of Quadrus Investment Services Ltd

TORONTO, Nov. 23, 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 Quadrus Investment Services Ltd. (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 March 2009 and July 2015, the Respondent failed to employ adequate supervision to prevent Approved Person RM from engaging in discretionary trading, engaging in personal financial dealings with clients, and using pre-signed account forms, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.3.1 and 2.5.1; and

b)      the Respondent failed to report to the MFDA, within five business days or at all:

• the Respondent's discoveries in March 2009 and September 2010, that Approved Person RM had, or may have, engaged in discretionary trading; and
• the Respondent's discovery in September 2010, that Approved Person RM had, or may have, engaged in personal financial dealings with clients;

contrary to MFDA Policy No. 6, subsections 6.1(b)(i) and (v).

The settlement hearing is scheduled to take place on January 20, 2017 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.

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]