Order

WHEREAS on June 28, 2016, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (the “MFDA”) issued a Notice of Hearing pursuant to ss. 20 and 24 of By-law No. 1 in respect of James Gerard Carney (the “Respondent”);

AND WHEREAS the Respondent entered into a settlement agreement with Staff of the MFDA, dated March 27, 2017 (the “Settlement Agreement”), in which the Respondent agreed to a proposed settlement of matters for which the Respondent could be disciplined pursuant to ss. 20 and 24.1 of By-law No. 1;

AND WHEREAS the Hearing Panel is of the opinion that:

1. between May 2012 and January 2014, the Respondent processed approximately 188 authorized discretionary trades as part of a dollar-cost averaging strategy in relation to 10 clients, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.3.1 and 2.1.1; and
2. between August 13, 2013 and March 31, 2014, the Respondent processed 11 trades in the accounts of 2 clients based on the requests of the clients’ spouses, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.3.1 and 2.1.1.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Settlement Agreement is accepted, as a consequence of which:

1. The Respondent shall pay a fine in the amount of $20,000 pursuant to s. 24.1.1(b) of MFDA By-law No. 1;

2. The Respondent shall pay costs in the amount of $2,500 pursuant to s. 24.2 of MFDA By-law No. 1;

3. The Respondent shall in the future comply with MFDA Rules 2.3.1 and 2.1.1; and

4. If at any time a non-party to this proceeding, with the exception of the bodies set out in section 23 of MFDA By-law No. 1, requests production of or access to exhibits in this proceeding that contain personal information as defined by the MFDA Privacy Policy, then the MFDA Corporate Secretary shall not provide copies of or access to the requested exhibits to the non-party without first redacting from them any and all personal information, pursuant to Rules 1.8(2) and (5) of the MFDA Rules of Procedure.