Order

WHEREAS on June 26, 2018, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (the “MFDA”) issued a Notice of Hearing pursuant to sections 20 and 24 of By-law No. 1 in respect of Nerisa Lat Villegas (the “Respondent”);

AND WHEREAS the Respondent entered into a settlement agreement with Staff of the MFDA, dated August 2, 2018 (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 the Respondent:

1. between October 2013 and July 2016, altered 27 account forms in respect of 17 clients by altering information on the account forms without having the clients initial the alterations, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1.

AND WHEREAS  Staff of the MFDA made a request for the abridgement of the 10 day notice period required under Rule 15.2 of the MFDA Rules of Procedure in order to permit the Hearing Panel to proceed with the Settlement Hearing on November 8, 2018;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the 10 day notice period required under Rule 15.2 of the MFDA Rules of Procedure is abridged pursuant to the discretion of the Hearing Panel exercised in accordance with Rules 1.3, 1.5 and 2.2(1)(a) of the MFDA Rules of Procedure, and the Settlement Agreement is accepted, as a consequence of which:

1. The Respondent shall pay a fine in the amount of $10,000 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 payment by the Respondent of the fine and costs shall be made to and received by MFDA Staff in certified funds as follows:
   1. $2,500 (Fine) upon acceptance of the Settlement Agreement by the Hearing Panel;
   2. $2,500 (Costs) upon acceptance of the Settlement Agreement by the Hearing Panel;
   3. $5,000 on or before the last business day of the 3^rd month following the date of the acceptance of the Settlement Agreement by the Hearing Panel;
   4. $2,500 on or before the last business day of the 6^th month following the date of the acceptance of the Settlement Agreement by the Hearing Panel;

4. The Respondent shall in the future comply with MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and

5. 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.