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CONSENTS BEING RECEIVED IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER,

THE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

 

Barbara Jean Matusinec

Registration Number: R07450

Village of Arthur, Ontario

 

HEARING DATE:  January 12, 2012

 

MISCONDUCT:  Ont. Reg. 991, s. 16(4)(1)(4)(i)

 

PARTICULARS OF THE COMPLAINT:

 

It was alleged that Barbara Jean Matusinec accepted cash premium payments from clients and did not submit these payments to her brokerage for deposit to the trust account in a timely fashion in accordance with the RIBO Regulations.  In some instances cash premium payments were replaced by Barbara Jean Matusinec in the form of a personal cheque.

 

DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE’S DISPOSITION:

 

The Discipline Committee approved a consent agreement between Barbara Jean Matusinec and RIBO, and ordered:

 

a)       That the Certificate of Registration of Barbara Jean Matusinec be suspended effective immediately.

 

b)         That the above-referenced suspension be and is hereby suspended pending that Barbara Jean Matusinec demonstrate that she has taken and passed the RIB Act, Regulations and By-Laws Equivalency Exam by May 1, 2012, failing which, the suspension referred to in paragraph (a) above will become effective.

 

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