Results include action on insurance, title protection complaints
Compliance sweep uncovers issues with identifying, disclosing and managing conflicts of interest, including conflicted compensation
Some fees reduced to reflect existing OSC oversight of new SRO
The regulator intends to be a credentialing body under the province's title protection regime
Like Ontario and Saskatchewan, the province will regulate "financial advisor" and "financial planner"
FAIR Canada research finds investors worry about fees and suitability, and have low faith in regulatory protections
Groups issuing financial planner and advisor titles must meet cybersecurity guidelines
The new self-regulatory organization is considering its role in the evolving regime
Province debates scrapping product-focused approach to advisor title standards
Minimum standards for credentialing bodies, and the robust process for approving those bodies, were determined after extensive consultations, writes Huston Loke