A principal distributor or participating dealer, a person, or company providing services to the principal distributor or participating dealer, or a person or company providing services to the investment fund that deposits cash into a trust account in accordance with section 11.1 or 11.2 must
(a) advise, in writing, the financial institution with which the account is opened at the time of the opening of the account and annually thereafter, that
(i) the account is established for the purpose of holding client funds in trust,
(ii) the account is to be labelled by the financial institution as a “trust account”,
(iii) the account is not to be accessed by any person other than authorized representatives of the principal distributor or participating dealer, of a person or company providing services to the principal distributor or participating dealer, or of a person or company providing services to the investment fund, and
(iv) the cash in the trust account may not be used to cover shortfalls in any accounts of the principal distributor or participating dealer, of a person or company providing services to the principal distributor or participating dealer or of a person or company providing services to the investment fund;
(b) ensure that the trust account bears interest at rates equivalent to comparable accounts of the financial institution; and
(c) ensure that any charges against the trust account are not paid or reimbursed out of the trust account.