Whether you’ve committed to yearly, 6-monthly, quarterly or whatever frequency of review, it is vitally important that you can demonstrate an audit trail of meeting the service levels agreed with the customer.
There are growing concerns in the industry that some advisers are not delivering the ongoing service as agreed or are providing a bare minimum service for disproportionate fees.
It is vitally important that you can demonstrate adequate servicing in accordance with the service standards agreed. Integral to this requirement is a good quality and comprehensive Review Report.
ATEB suitability incorporates review capabilities and, if you have not already done so, we would encourage you to investigate and develop review reports using the system.
Should clients take Abridged Advice?
Paul Caine Compliance 2018, abridged, DB Pension, FCA, MiFID, Pension, Pension Transfer, Switch, TCF, transfer
Assessing suitability has always essentially been based around the same overarching principles … The recommended product type should meet the client’s profile and needs? The actual product recommended should be the most suitable, taking account of features and costs. In relation to the second principle, the cliché about cheapest is not necessarily the […]