Temporary Order: In the Matter of Crystal Wealth Management System Limited et al.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
RSO 1990, c S.5

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IN THE MATTER OF
CRYSTAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LIMITED,
CLAYTON SMITH, CLJ EVEREST LTD and 1150752 ONTARIO LIMITED

TEMPORARY ORDER
(Subsections 127(7) and 127(8))

WHEREAS:

  1. the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) issued temporary orders on April 6 and April 7, 2017 pursuant to sections 127(1) and 127(5) of the Securities Act, RSO 1990, c S.5 (the “Act”);
  2. the April 7, 2017 temporary order was requested to add clarification to the April 6, 2017 temporary order;
  3. the April 7, 2017 temporary order provided that:
    1. pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 2.1 of subsection 127(1), all trading, including redemptions and distributions, or acquisitions of the securities of the following funds shall cease:

Crystal Wealth Media Strategy
Crystal Wealth Mortgage Strategy
Crystal Enlightened Resource & Precious Metal Fund
Crystal Wealth Medical Strategy
Crystal Wealth Enlightened Factoring Strategy
ACM Growth Fund
ACM Income Fund
Crystal Wealth High Yield Mortgage Strategy
Crystal Enlightened Bullion Fund
Absolute Sustainable Dividend Fund
Absolute Sustainable Property Fund
Crystal Wealth Enlightened Hedge Fund
Crystal Wealth Infrastructure Strategy
Crystal Wealth Conscious Capital Strategy
Crystal Wealth Retirement One Fund

(collectively with any other investment funds managed or advised by Crystal Wealth, the “Crystal Wealth Funds”);

    1. pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 2.1 of subsection 127(1) all trading in securities held by the Crystal Wealth Funds, or the acquisition of securities by Crystal Wealth Management System Limited (“Crystal Wealth”) on behalf of the Crystal Wealth Funds shall cease;
    2. pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 2.1 of subsection 127(1), the trading in or the acquisition of any securities or derivatives by Clayton Smith (“Smith”), CLJ Everest Ltd and 1150752 Ontario Limited shall cease (collectively, with Crystal Wealth, the “Respondents”);
    3. pursuant to subsection 127(2), as an exception to the prohibition on trading securities and derivatives in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, Crystal Wealth in its capacity as portfolio manager for the Funds may, and Clayton Smith in his capacity as advising representative may, if in compliance with Ontario securities law, place orders to sell securities and derivatives already held as of the date of this temporary order by the Crystal Wealth Funds, provided that the sales occur through the facilities of a recognized exchange and all proceeds of such sales remain in the account of the respective Crystal Wealth Fund for which the order was placed until further order of the Commission;
    4. pursuant to subsection 127(2), as an exception to the prohibition on trading securities and derivatives in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, Smith in his capacity as advising representative may, if in compliance with Ontario securities law, place orders to sell securities and derivatives already held by clients in discretionary accounts for which Crystal Wealth is the portfolio manager (the “Managed Accounts”), provided that the sales occur through the facilities of a recognized exchange;
    5. pursuant to subsection 127(2), the following terms and conditions apply to the registration of Crystal Wealth as an exempt market dealer:
      1. Crystal Wealth and any dealing representatives shall not accept any new money for investment from any existing clients, and shall not accept any new clients or open any new client accounts of any kind;
    6. pursuant to subsection 127(2), the following terms and conditions apply to the registration of Crystal Wealth as a portfolio manager and investment fund manager:
      1. Crystal Wealth’s activities as a portfolio manager and investment fund manager shall be applied exclusively to the Managed Accounts and to the Crystal Wealth Funds, subject to the restrictions on trading set out in paragraph 2 and the exception in paragraph 4;
      2. Crystal Wealth and any advising representatives shall not accept any new money for investment from any existing clients, shall not accept any new clients or open any new client accounts of any kind;

(the “Temporary Order”)

    1. the Commission further ordered that pursuant to subsection 127(6) of the Act, the Temporary Order shall take effect immediately and shall expire on the 15th day after its making unless extended by the Commission;
  2. on April 13, 2017, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing providing notice that it will hold a hearing on April 28, 2017 to consider whether, pursuant to subsections 127(7) and 127(8) of the Act, it is in the public interest for the Commission to extend the Temporary Order until the conclusion of the hearing or until such further time as considered necessary by the Commission, and to make such further orders as the Commission considers appropriate;
  3. the Respondents, through their counsel, have consented to an extension of the Temporary Order until May 1, 2017, without prejudice to any position that might be advanced by the Respondents in the future with respect to the Temporary Order or the matters raised in the Notice of Hearing;
  4. Staff and the Respondents, through their counsel, agreed to a schedule for the delivery of materials in connection with the hearing to extend the Temporary Order (the “Hearing”); and
  5. the Commission is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to make this Order.

IT IS ORDERED that:

  1. the Temporary Order is extended until May 1, 2017, or until further order of the Commission, without prejudice to the right of any of the parties to seek to vary the Temporary Order on application to the Commission; and
  2. the Hearing regarding the extension of the Temporary Order shall occur on April 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.

 

DATED at Toronto, this 13th day of April, 2017.

 

 

 

 

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