OSC Staff Notice of Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments to MFDA Rule 1.2.5 (Misleading Business Titles Prohibited) – Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA)

  
On October 6, 2016, the Board of Directors of the MFDA approved the publication of the proposed amendments to MFDA Rule 1.2.5 (Misleading Business Titles Prohibited). MFDA is publishing for public comment the proposed amendments which are intended to respond to investor confusion by establishing minimum proficiency requirements for Approved Persons who wish to use the title “Financial Planner”.

A copy of the MFDA Notice including the proposed amendments to MFDA Rule 1.2.5 is published on our website at www.osc.gov.on.ca. The comment period ends on January 25, 2017.