MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of Thomas Bulloch
TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2014 /CNW/ - The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") today 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 Thomas Charles Bulloch (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 an allegation that beginning sometime in late 2007 through to September 2011, the Respondent made referrals in respect of the sale of approximately $7,336,181.88 [$3,576,399.44 excluding reinvestments] of investment products to at least five (5) clients and six (6) other individuals outside the Member, for which he received fees or compensation totaling approximately $50,274.01, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.4.2 and sections 13.7 and 13.8 of National Instrument 31-103.
The settlement hearing is scheduled to take place on October 30, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern), or as soon thereafter as the hearing can held, in the MFDA hearing room located at 121 King Street West, Suite 1000, Toronto, Ontario. The hearing will be open to the public, except as may be required for the protection of confidential matters.
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 and around Orangeville, Ontario.
The MFDA is the self-regulatory organization for Canadian mutual fund dealers, regulating the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its 108 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
Hugh Corbett, Managing Director, Enforcement, 416-943-4685, [email protected]
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