MFDA Staff applies for review of Hearing Panel decision in the matter of Tony
Tung-Yuan Lin

TORONTO , Oct. 26 /CNW/ - On September 14, 2009 , a Hearing Panel of the Pacific Regional Council of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") issued its Decision and Reasons in connection with the disciplinary hearing held in Vancouver , British Columbia in respect of Tony Tung-Yuan Lin. A copy of the Decision and Reasons is available on the MFDA website at www.mfda.ca.

MFDA Staff has applied to the British Columbia Securities Commission for a Hearing and Review of the Decision and Reasons of the MFDA Hearing Panel regarding Mr. Lin , pursuant to sections 27 and 28 of the British Columbia Securities Act. A copy of MFDA Staff's request for review is available on the BCSC website at http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/enforcement/Docket.asp?txtFileID=443.

The MFDA is the self-regulatory organization for Canadian mutual fund dealers, regulating the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its 145 Members and their approximately 75,000 Approved Persons with a mandate to protect investors and the public interest.

For further information: Shaun Devlin, Vice-President, Enforcement, [phone] or [email protected]