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 proposed Settlement Agreement concerns the allegation that the Respondent:
   1. between July 2015 and November 2016, falsified, and used to process transactions, six account forms in respect of eight clients by altering information on the account forms without having the client initial the alterations, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
   2. between February 2009 and February 2017, obtained, possessed, and in some instances, used to process transactions, 80 pre-signed account forms in respect of 57 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 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.