Order

WHEREAS on June 5, 2020, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (the “MFDA”) issued a Notice of Hearing pursuant to sections 20 and 24 of MFDA By-law No. 1 in respect of a disciplinary proceeding commenced against Leszek Dziadecki (the “Respondent”);

AND WHEREAS the Respondent entered into a settlement agreement with Staff of the MFDA, dated January 14, 2021 (the “Settlement Agreement”), in which the Respondent agreed to a proposed settlement of matters for which the Respondent could be disciplined pursuant to Sections. 20 and 24.1 of By-law No. 1;

AND WHEREAS the Hearing Panel is of the opinion that between August 2013 and August 2018, the Respondent obtained, possessed, and in some instances, used to process transactions, 9 pre-signed account forms in respect of 3 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Settlement Agreement is accepted, as a consequence of which:

1. The Respondent shall pay a fine in the amount of $7,000 in certified funds upon acceptance of the Settlement Agreement, pursuant to section 24.1.1(b) of MFDA By-law No.1;
2. The Respondent shall be prohibited from acting as a branch manager or in a supervisory role with a Member of the MFDA for a period of 6 months, pursuant to section 24.1.1(e) of MFDA By-law No.1;
3. Prior to acting as a branch manager or in a supervisory role in the future, the Respondent shall successfully complete a branch manager’s course offered by the Canadian Securities Institute or the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, pursuant to section 24.1.1(f) of MFDA By-law No. 1;
4. The Respondent shall pay costs in the amount of $2,500 in certified funds upon acceptance of the Settlement Agreement, pursuant to section 24.2 of MFDA By-law No.1;
5. The Respondent shall in the future comply with MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
6. If at any time a non-party to this proceeding, with the exception of the bodies set out in section 23 of MFDA By-law No. 1, requests production of or access to exhibits in this proceeding that contain personal information as defined by the MFDA Privacy Policy, then the MFDA Corporate Secretary shall not provide copies of or access to the requested exhibits to the non-party without first redacting from them any and all personal information, pursuant to Rules 1.8(2) and (5) of the MFDA Rules of Procedure.