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Discussion will focus on whether dealers and advisors should be subject to a best interest standard when providing advice to retail clients, and the alternatives to such a standard
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Industry members discuss possible costs of adopting a statutory best interest standard for advisors and dealers
Discussion designed to reflect the diversity of views held by investors and the advisors
Eleanor Farrell, director, Office of the Investor, Ontario Securities Commission, discusses the consultation paper on the introduction of a statutory best interest standard for advisors and dealers. She outlines five concerns the Canadian Securities Administrators have with the current know your client, suitability, and know your product standard. Farrell spoke at the CIRPs annual conference in Niagara Falls, Ont.
The costs would sink many small dealers, and advisors would be more vulnerable to lawsuits, lawyer says