IN THE MATTER OF Guy François Brunet - Settlement Accepted

MONTRÉAL, June 3, 2013 /CNW/ - On May 14, 2013, a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), accepted a Settlement Agreement, with sanctions, between IIROC staff and Guy François Brunet.

Mr. Brunet admitted that he did not use due diligence and failed to perform his supervisory duties adequately relative to the trades effected by two representatives.

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Mr. Brunet agreed to the following penalties:

a)     A $40,000 fine;

b)     A three-year temporary prohibition from approval as a supervisor;

c)     The obligation to pass the Branch Managers Course before applying for reapproval as a supervisor.

Mr. Brunet also agreed to pay IIROC costs in the amount of $5,000.

The Settlement Agreement is available at: http://docs.iiroc.ca/DisplayDocument.aspx?DocumentID=C9F722B8806C4CB1A5545852DACC4847&Language=en and the Hearing Panel's decision will be made available at www.iiroc.ca.

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IIROC formally initiated the investigation into the Mr. Brunet's conduct in November 2009.  The misconduct occurred when Mr. Brunet was a Registered Representative and Branch Manager of the Montréal branch of Canaccord Capital Inc., an IIROC-regulated firm. Mr. Brunet is no longer a registrant with an IIROC-regulated firm.

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IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. Created in 2008 through the consolidation of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and Market Regulation Services Inc., IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while maintaining efficient and competitive capital markets.

IIROC carries out its regulatory responsibilities through setting and enforcing rules regarding the proficiency, business and financial conduct of dealer firms and their registered employees and through setting and enforcing market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian equity marketplaces.

IIROC investigates possible misconduct by its member firms and/or individual registrants. It can bring disciplinary proceedings which may result in penalties including fines, suspensions, permanent bars, expulsion from membership, or termination of rights and privileges for individuals and firms.

All information about disciplinary proceedings relating to current and former member firms is available in the Enforcement section of the IIROC website. Background information regarding the qualifications and disciplinary history, if any, of advisors currently employed by IIROC-regulated firms is available free of charge through the IIROC AdvisorReport service. Information on how to make investment dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1 877 442-4322.

SOURCE: Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - General News