MFDA Staff files Notice of Abandonment in the Matter of Jack Louis Comeau

May 19, 2017 (Toronto, Ontario) – On January 10, 2014, The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”) applied to the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (“FCAA”) for a hearing and review of an MFDA hearing panel decision (penalty) in the matter of Jack Louis Comeau, File No. 201217, pursuant to section 21.7 of The Securities Act (Saskatchewan).

In its Decision dated June 16, 2015, the FCAA hearing panel dismissed the MFDA’s application.

On July 17, 2015, MFDA Staff filed a Notice of Appeal of the FCAA Decision with the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan.

On December 21, 2016, MFDA Staff filed a Notice of Abandonment with the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, abandoning their appeal in this matter.

Copies of the FCAA hearing panel’s Decision and the MFDA hearing panel’s Decision and Reasons (Misconduct) and (Penalty) are available online.

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