A source with the Financial Planning Standards Council has just confirmed that Mark Dennis is no longer registered as a certified financial planner. His delisting, I'm told, has nothing to do with the charges against him.
His credentials were not renewed for this year due to incomplete paperwork. He was still listed as a CFP on the FPSC website, but his listing was removed this week. See this week's paper for more.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Police seek woman in bank robberies
Police are looking for a young woman accused of multiple bank robberies including an April 22 heist at the Ancaster CIBC.At 2 p.m., a woman entered the CIBC at 21 Wilson St. W. and approached a customer service agent indicating she had a gun, although none was seen. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Thirty-five minutes later, a suspect matching the woman’s description entered the TD Canada Trust at 781 Mohawk Rd. W. where she demanded cash, claiming she had a weapon. The teller turned over cash and the suspect left the bank.
Police said the woman is also wanted for bank robberies in Halton and Waterloo Regions.
Police have released a suspect photo and are seeking the public’s assistance. The suspect is in her twenties, black, approximately five feet tall. She was wearing a grey hoodie, grey sweat pants, a black Pittsburgh Pirates baseball hat, and dark sunglasses.
Anyone with information on this robbery is asked to contact the Hamilton Police Break, Enter, Auto Theft and Robbery Unit at 905-546-6967 or call Hamilton Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Financial advisor, former Tiger-Cat charged with fraud
A former Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker and financial planner has been charged with misappropriating $1.8 million from one of his clients.
Mark Allen Dennis, who police named as the president of the Dennam Group of Companies, is charged with Obtain Credit by False Pretence and four counts of Theft by Conversion. He is an Ancaster resident.
“It is alleged that between 2004 and 2006 Mark Dennis misappropriated $1.8 million from one of his clients while in his capacity as a financial advisor,” Detective Craig Parmenter stated in a news release.
A corporate profile report for the Dennam Group Ltd. lists only Dennis’ wife, Francisca, as a director. The Financial Planning Standards Council lists Mark Dennis as a certified financial planner for Dennam Consulting.
The Dennam Group has an office in Ancaster at 114 Wilson St. W. A man who answered the phone at the Dennam office on Thursday said the firm remains open. Dennis plans to issue a statement next week, the man said, and clients will be the first people notified.
Police are looking for other victims. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Parmenter in the Major Fraud Branch at 905-546-4521.
Mark Allen Dennis, who police named as the president of the Dennam Group of Companies, is charged with Obtain Credit by False Pretence and four counts of Theft by Conversion. He is an Ancaster resident.
“It is alleged that between 2004 and 2006 Mark Dennis misappropriated $1.8 million from one of his clients while in his capacity as a financial advisor,” Detective Craig Parmenter stated in a news release.
A corporate profile report for the Dennam Group Ltd. lists only Dennis’ wife, Francisca, as a director. The Financial Planning Standards Council lists Mark Dennis as a certified financial planner for Dennam Consulting.
The Dennam Group has an office in Ancaster at 114 Wilson St. W. A man who answered the phone at the Dennam office on Thursday said the firm remains open. Dennis plans to issue a statement next week, the man said, and clients will be the first people notified.
Police are looking for other victims. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Parmenter in the Major Fraud Branch at 905-546-4521.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Bill Lister, Meredith Walker, Rousseau House honoured
Bill Lister is Ancaster’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year for 2009. Lister was honoured at the April 7 awards evening at the Ancaster Old Mill along with Youth Volunteer of the Year award winner Meredith Walker and Business of the Year, Rousseau House.
“Being involved is its own reward. That’s how I felt,” said Lister. A 53-year resident of Ancaster, Lister spearheaded efforts to build a new fellowship hall for Marshall Memorial United Church, a $1 million project. As building committee chair and contract manager, Lister helped Marshall Memorial retire all of its building related debt by 2009.
Lister has been a faithful brother at Seymour Lodge of the local Masonic Order for more than 40 years. Since 2004 Lister has also served as a volunteer treasurer for the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board’s Educational Archives and Heritage Centre. He has offered his expertise in tax return preparation to others in the community. Over the years his volunteer service has also extended to the YMCA and the Boy Scouts.
Steve Paterson was the runner-up for Ancaster Citizen of the Year. Since 1994, Paterson has been a committee member for the Ancaster Community Food Drive, which raises more than 75,000 pounds of food for eight social service organizations in Hamilton. Paterson is also involved in a number of volunteer capacities at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and Scouts Canada where he spends 16 to 20 hours monthly, planning meetings and weekend outings.
Meredith Walker’s volunteer service began at age four when she sold lollipops and peanuts door-to-door to raise money for the kidney foundation. In recent years she has participated in the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life as a youth recruiter. During her time at Ancaster High School, Walker served as co-president of the Girls Athletic Association, a student council member, a volunteer leader for the Grade 8 orientation day and a member of the triathlon planning committee.
She draws inspiration from her late father, Glenn, her mother, Lynn, her grandparents and her brother.
She also thanked her former teachers at Ancaster High School.
“I’m honoured and flattered to have been selected for this award,” said Walker.
Walker plans to study sports management this fall at Durham College.
Other nominees for Youth Volunteer of the Year included Rachel Bellefeuille, Elise Dunn, Madeline Foley, Brittany Fothergill, Melanie Grice, Brittany Kruter, Sarah Rasmussen, Magdalena Szkarlat and Colleen Wilson.
Business owner Andrew Kershaw represented Rousseau House, a historically themed casual and fine dining establishment originally built in 1835.
The restaurant attracted Canadian silver medalist triathlete Simon Whitfield for a fundraising event and raised $25,000 for the Mark Preece Family House in partnership with Ancaster Financial Services.
Other Business of the Year nominees included Faloney’s of Ancaster, Meridian Credit Union and Redeemer University College.
The annual awards evening is presented by the Ancaster Division of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce along with keynote sponsors RBC Royal Bank, The Ancaster Old Mill, Heritage Complete Home Care and the Ancaster News.
“Being involved is its own reward. That’s how I felt,” said Lister. A 53-year resident of Ancaster, Lister spearheaded efforts to build a new fellowship hall for Marshall Memorial United Church, a $1 million project. As building committee chair and contract manager, Lister helped Marshall Memorial retire all of its building related debt by 2009.
Lister has been a faithful brother at Seymour Lodge of the local Masonic Order for more than 40 years. Since 2004 Lister has also served as a volunteer treasurer for the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board’s Educational Archives and Heritage Centre. He has offered his expertise in tax return preparation to others in the community. Over the years his volunteer service has also extended to the YMCA and the Boy Scouts.
Steve Paterson was the runner-up for Ancaster Citizen of the Year. Since 1994, Paterson has been a committee member for the Ancaster Community Food Drive, which raises more than 75,000 pounds of food for eight social service organizations in Hamilton. Paterson is also involved in a number of volunteer capacities at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and Scouts Canada where he spends 16 to 20 hours monthly, planning meetings and weekend outings.
Meredith Walker’s volunteer service began at age four when she sold lollipops and peanuts door-to-door to raise money for the kidney foundation. In recent years she has participated in the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life as a youth recruiter. During her time at Ancaster High School, Walker served as co-president of the Girls Athletic Association, a student council member, a volunteer leader for the Grade 8 orientation day and a member of the triathlon planning committee.
She draws inspiration from her late father, Glenn, her mother, Lynn, her grandparents and her brother.
She also thanked her former teachers at Ancaster High School.
“I’m honoured and flattered to have been selected for this award,” said Walker.
Walker plans to study sports management this fall at Durham College.
Other nominees for Youth Volunteer of the Year included Rachel Bellefeuille, Elise Dunn, Madeline Foley, Brittany Fothergill, Melanie Grice, Brittany Kruter, Sarah Rasmussen, Magdalena Szkarlat and Colleen Wilson.
Business owner Andrew Kershaw represented Rousseau House, a historically themed casual and fine dining establishment originally built in 1835.
The restaurant attracted Canadian silver medalist triathlete Simon Whitfield for a fundraising event and raised $25,000 for the Mark Preece Family House in partnership with Ancaster Financial Services.
Other Business of the Year nominees included Faloney’s of Ancaster, Meridian Credit Union and Redeemer University College.
The annual awards evening is presented by the Ancaster Division of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce along with keynote sponsors RBC Royal Bank, The Ancaster Old Mill, Heritage Complete Home Care and the Ancaster News.
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