MFDA issues Notice of Settlement Hearing in respect of Worldsource Financial Management Inc.
TORONTO, June 12, 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 Worldsource Financial Management Inc. ("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:
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after receiving a written report informing the Respondent that one of its Approved Persons, Conrad Eagan ("Eagan") had engaged in misconduct, the Respondent failed to conduct a reasonable supervisory investigation, or take such supervisory and disciplinary action as may have been warranted by the results of such an investigation, contrary to MFDA Rules 1.1.5, 2.1.1, 2.1.4 and 2.5.1 and MFDA Policies 2 and 3; and |
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after receiving a written report alleging that Eagan had engaged in misconduct, including unauthorized outside business activities involving will preparation, accepting powers of attorney and appointments as estate trustee for clients, processing unauthorized trades and account transfers, and unauthorized complaint handling, the Respondent failed to report these allegations to the MFDA, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1 and MFDA Policy No. 6. |
The settlement hearing is scheduled to take place on June 28, 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. During the period described in the Notice of Settlement Hearing, the Respondent was registered as a Mutual Fund Dealer in all 10 Canadian provinces and as an Exempt Market Dealer in the provinces of Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador.
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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