MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of TeamMax Investment Corporation
TORONTO, Jan. 31, 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 TeamMax Investment Corporation (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 the allegations that the Respondent:
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between August 2010 and April 2014, failed to respond, or provided untimely, incomplete or inadequate responses, to requests for information and documents requested by Staff during the course of compliance examinations, contrary to MFDA Rules 1.2.5(a)(iii) and 2.1.1; |
| b) |
between September 2009 and April 2014, failed to establish, implement and maintain adequate policies and procedures to supervise leveraging recommendations and ensure the suitability of leveraging recommendations made by Approved Persons to clients, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.2.1, 2.5 and 2.10 and MFDA Policy No. 2; |
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commencing October 2011, failed to conduct a historical leveraging review of the Respondent's leveraged client accounts to identify and correct deficiencies identified by Staff relating to those leveraged client accounts, contrary to MFDA Rules 1.2.5(a)(iii), 2.2.1 and 2.1.1; |
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between September 2009 and July 2015, failed to implement a supervisory structure for the Respondent compliant with the requirements set out in MFDA Policies No. 2 and 5, and failed to effectively discharge the supervisory obligations prescribed by MFDA Rule 2.5, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.5 and MFDA Policies No. 2 and 5, and the Order dated July 8, 2014; |
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between, August 2010 and April 2014, failed to regularly update the Respondent's policies and procedures manual, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.10 and MFDA Policy No. 2; |
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between March 2010 and July 2015, failed to implement a Branch Review Program compliant with the requirements set out in MFDA Policy No. 5; |
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between March 2010 and July 2015, failed to adequately detect and query patterns in the Know-Your-Client information collected from clients by three Approved Persons: EYCQ, MF and HHYZ, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.2.1 and MFDA Policy No. 2; |
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between March 2010 and July 2015, failed to conduct sufficient supervisory activities of its Approved Persons' outside business activities, contrary to MFDA Rule 1.2.1(c). |
The settlement hearing is scheduled to take place on March 3, 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
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Charles Toth, Director, Litigation, 416-943-4619, [email protected]
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