Order

WHEREAS on September 2, 2016, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (the “MFDA”) issued a Notice of Settlement Hearing pursuant to section 24.4 of By-law No. 1 in respect of Gerald William Doyle (the “Respondent”); 

AND WHEREAS the Respondent entered into a settlement agreement with Staff of the MFDA, dated September 2, 2016 (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 September 16, 2013 and March 5, 2014, the Respondent permitted SL to engage in securities related business in respect of IG clients when he knew or ought to have known that SL was not registered as a mutual fund salesperson with IG, contrary to MFDA Rules 1.1.1, 1.1.3, and 2.1.1;
2. between November 26, 2013 and March 5, 2014, the Respondent opened 8 new accounts and processed trades for at least 26 IG clients without meeting or obtaining instructions from the clients, thereby failing to perform the necessary due diligence to learn the essential facts relative to the clients and failing to ensure that the investments were suitable and appropriate for the clients, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.2.1 and 2.1.1; and
3. In September 2014, the Respondent maintained blank pre-signed transfer authorization forms for 2 clients, thereby failing to observe high standards of ethics and conduct in the transaction of business and engaging in conduct unbecoming an Approved Person, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1.

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

1. 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; 
2. The Respondent shall pay a fine in the amount of $40,000, pursuant to section 24.1(b) of By-law No. 1; and 
3. The Respondent shall pay the costs of this proceeding and investigation in the amount of $5,000, pursuant to section 24.2 of By-law No. 1.