The FCA employs a principle based approach to regulation. Principle 7 states that “A firm must pay due regard to the information needs of its clients, and communicate information to them in a way which is clear, fair and not misleading.”
This is a fundamental cornerstone required of all client communication.
While some degree of technical information is inevitable, your suitability reports should nevertheless be easily understood. One effective way to test the clarity of your suitability reports is to ask a friend or family member, who has no financial services experience, and who is more likely to provide frank observations, to read and to provide critical feedback.
New Content Integration with IBOSS Asset Management
Doug McFarlane Suitability 2016, 2024, content management, T.Bailey, Update
We have some exciting news on the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 1st August 2024. This update comes at no additional cost and provides a new addition to our content integration library. We have partnered with IBOSS to provide our customer firms with access to the following: A description of their service A […]