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tolerance, and to limit speculative or aggressive recommendations based on information from the customer. With the new rule 2111, brokers may be liable for their product and service recommendations which are part of a strategy. A strategy could include tax, retirement, investments, funds, or even estate planning. Therefore, a registered adviser may want to make better use of CPA advice or licensed attorneys. "New FINRA Rule 2111 generally is modeled after former NASD Rule 2310 (Suitability) and requires that a firm or associated person "have a reasonable basis to believe that a recommended transaction or investment strategy involving a security or securities is suitable for the customer, based on the information obtained through the reasonable diligence of the member or associated person to ascertain the customer's investment profile".
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with their broker-dealers and therefore do not have unfettered access to all product/service solutions for their clients. This is known as a "Captive
Platform" which many dually registered or "Hybrid" advisors are affiliated with. Only "Independent RIAs" (those not affiliated with (or restricted by) a broker dealer) can be considered true fiduciaries.
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appear to present little opportunity for the type of improper trading that the access person reports are designed to uncover". However, transactions in exchange-traded funds are reportable securities according to an SEC response to
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The new suitability rule expressly identifies the following information to be used in determining suitability: (i) customer's age, (ii) other investments, (iii) financial situation and needs, (iv) tax status, (v) investment objectives, (vi) investment experience, (vii) investment time horizon, (viii)
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January 2011 recommended that the SEC proceed with rulemaking to adopt a uniform fiduciary standard for
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recommending a security to clearly communicate to their clients whether they are brokering suitable security as a RR or providing investment advice as an IAR and therefore acting as a fiduciary. Some "dually registered" advisors are limited in the scope of their recommendations by their affiliation
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to know those facts required to (i) effectively service their customers' accounts, (ii) act in accordance with any special handling instructions for their customers' accounts, (iii) understand the authority of each person acting on behalf of their customers, and (iv) comply with applicable laws,
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and their representatives, who provide recommendations for a commission. Broker-dealers and their representatives are not required to act as a fiduciary, they simply must make suitable recommendations for a client. This is a different standard of care, but most consumers are unaware of the
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advisers have "substantial flexibility to design individualized codes that would best fit the structure, size and nature of their advisory businesses." Most state regulators require or recommend advisers establish similar ethical requirements and supervisory procedures.
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address conflicts that arise from personal trading by advisory personnel. Among other things, the rule requires advisers' supervised persons to report their personal securities transactions."
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