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 sections 20 and 24.1.2 of By-law No. 1 of the MFDA.

PARTICULARS

1. The proposed Settlement Agreement concerns allegations that:
   1. between October 6, 2015 and June 22, 2018, the Respondent obtained, possessed, and in some instances used to process transactions, 10 pre-signed account forms in respect of 7 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
   2. between February 1, 2015 and February 7, 2019, the Respondent altered and used to process transactions, 30 account forms in respect of 26 clients, by altering information on the account forms without having the client initial the alterations, 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. If the Hearing Panel accepts the Settlement Agreement, then the proceeding will become open to the public and a copy of the decision of the Hearing Panel and the Settlement Agreement will be made available at mfda.ca.