Notice of Settlement Hearing

The subject matter of the proposed Settlement Agreement concerns matters for which the Respondent may be disciplined as an Approved Person of the MFDA, pursuant to ss. 20 and 24.1.1 of By-law No. 1 of the MFDA.

PARTICULARS

1. The Settlement Agreement concerns allegations that the Respondent:
   1. between July 28, 2011 and August 5, 2016, obtained, possessed, and in some instances, used to process transactions, 87 pre-signed account forms in relation to 32 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
   2. on or about January 20, 2016, processed four trades in relation to three clients based on the instructions of someone other than the client, contrary to MFDA Rules 2.3.1 and 2.1.1.

2. MFDA settlement hearings are typically held in the absence of the public pursuant to section 20.5 of MFDA By-law No. 1 and Rule 15.2(2) of the MFDA Rules of Procedure.