The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada held its annual general meeting on November 30. At the meeting members confirmed the appointments of several new directors appointed to its board, and confirmed a couple of rule changes.
At the AGM, Sandy Grant, Doug Thomson, and Janet Woodruff, all corporate directors, were approved as public directors, each for a three-year term of office or until their successors have been appointed.
The join public directors Lea Hansen, Roderick McLeoad and Dawn Russell.
In addition, Bill Charles, senior vice president, financial services, Investors Group, Sonny Goldstein, president, Goldstein Financial Investments Inc., and Vince Valenti, president, Independent Planning Group Inc., were approved as industry directors, each to hold office for a two-year term or until their successors have been appointed.
The join industry directors Stephen Geist, Robert Sellars and Steven Donald.
MFDA members also approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors, and confirmed amendments to MFDA client reporting rules and its financial questionnaire & report (which are housekeeping amendments related to the transition to IFRS).
Regulators approve changes to MFDA client account, reporting rules
The MFDA will hold its 2012 AGM on November 29, 2012 in Toronto.