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 allegations that the Respondent:
   1. on February 29, 2016, signed the signature of a client on an account form, and submitted the account form to the Member for processing, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
   2. on March 3, 2016, during the course of the Member’s investigation, falsely represented to the Member that a client had signed an account form, 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.