Order

WHEREAS on April 20, 2022, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (the “MFDA”) provided notice to the public of a Settlement Hearing in respect of Xinyi (Millie) Pu (the “Respondent”);

AND WHEREAS the Respondent entered into a settlement agreement with Staff of the MFDA, dated April 18, 2022 (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 MFDA By-law No. 1;

AND WHEREAS based upon the admissions of the Respondent, the Hearing Panel is of the opinion that:

1. On February 20, 2020, the Respondent posted a portion of a client’s quarterly investment statement to a social media and messaging application without the client’s consent in order to promote her profile in the financial services industry, thereby failing to maintain in confidence all information received by the Member relating to a client, contrary to the Member’s policies and procedures and MFDA Rules 2.1.3, 2.1.1, and 1.1.2 (as it relates to MFDA Rule 2.5.1).

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 $5,000 in certified funds upon acceptance of the Settlement Agreement, 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 in certified funds upon acceptance of the Settlement Agreement, pursuant to s. 24.2 of MFDA By-law No.1.
3. The Respondent shall successfully complete the Ethics and Professional Conduct Course offered by the IFSE Institute, or an industry course acceptable to Staff of the MFDA, by December 20, 2022, pursuant to section 24.1.1(f) of By-law No. 1.
4. The Respondent shall in the future comply with MFDA Rules 2.1.3, 2.1.1, and 1.1.2 (as it relates to MFDA Rule 2.5.1).
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.