MFDA Hearing Panel reserves judgment in the matter of Michael Harrigan

January 5, 2017 (Toronto, Ontario) – The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”) commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of Michael Andrew Harrigan (the “Respondent”) by Notice of Hearing dated May 12, 2014 (the “Notice of Hearing”).

The hearing of this matter on its merits resumed in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 20, 2016 and concluded on December 22, 2016 before a three-member Hearing Panel of the MFDA’s Atlantic Regional Council. After hearing the evidence and submissions from the parties, the Hearing Panel reserved its decision and advised that it will issue its decision and written reasons in due course.

A copy of the Notice of Hearing is available on the MFDA website at www.mfda.ca. During the period described in the Notice of Hearing, the Respondent carried on business in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

The MFDA is the self-regulatory organization for Canadian mutual fund dealers, regulating the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its Members and their approximately 83,000 Approved Persons with a mandate to protect investors and the public interest. For more information about the MFDA’s complaint and enforcement processes, as well as links to ‘Check an Advisor’ and other Investor Tools, visit the For Investors page on the MFDA website.