Notice of Rescission of Commission Approval – Amendments to MFDA Rule 1.1.7 – Business Names, Styles, Etc. – Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA)

 
The Ontario Securities Commission has rescinded approval of amendments to MFDA Rule 1.1.7 – Business Names, Styles, Etc. In addition, the Alberta Securities Commission, Manitoba Securities Commission, New Brunswick Securities Commission, Nova Scotia Securities Commission and Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission have withdrawn approval of the amendments and the British Columbia Securities Commission has withdrawn its non-objection to the amendments.

Notice of Commission approval of the amendments was published in Chapter 1 of the OSC Bulletin on September 26, 2008.

The MFDA subsequently withdrew the amendments from consideration by Members at the Annual General and Special Meeting of Members on December 4, 2008, and as a consequence, the amendments were not implemented. On July 9, 2009, the MFDA issued Bulletin #0388-P explaining why the amendments were withdrawn.