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 allegations that the Respondent:
   1. failed to report a client complaint to the Member and paid compensation to the client to settle the complaint without prior written authorization from the Member, contrary to section 4.1(a) of MFDA Policy No. 6, sections 9-1, 9-2 and 10 of MFDA Policy No. 3, MFDA Rules 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.5.1 and 1.1.2 and the policies and procedures of the Member; and
   2. engaged in discretionary trading by processing trades in the investment accounts of a client without first obtaining instructions from the client with respect to all elements of the trades, contrary to former MFDA Rules 2.3.1(a) [now MFDA Rule 2.3.1(b)][1], 2.1.1, 2.1.0 and 1.1.2 and the policies and procedures of the Member.
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.

[1]On January 19, 2017, MFDA Rule 2.3.1 was amended.  The prohibition on discretionary trading was moved from MFDA Rule 2.3.1(a) to MFDA Rule 2.3.1(b).