On November 16, The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published its proposed Statement of Priorities for 2024-2025 year. One of the key priorities include the OSC’s focus on the implementation of the Client Focused Reforms (CFRs). The excerpt below highlights the details of the proposal, including the actions and planned outcomes by the OSC.
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Firms that deliver on digital documentation and disclosure will reduce audit risk The wealth industry has faced an unprecedented wave of new regulations over the last decade, and 2022 may be the most challenging regulatory year yet for firms. In Canada, the client-focused reforms (CFRs) have been in effect since the start of the new […]
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Throughout the CFR journey, InvestorCOM has met with regulators, wealth leaders and many compliance experts around the principles-based elements of the reforms. We are proud to have helped dozens of firms meet their KYP requirements with confidence. Reflecting on the approach firms are taking towards implementing a solution for the CFRs, we can group firms […]
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Firms use InvestorCOM’s compliance platform to satisfy KYP requirements: assess and monitor product shelf for material change and compare and document reasonable product alternatives. Toronto, ON, November 23, 2021 – InvestorCOM, a leading regulatory software provider to the wealth management industry, today announced that several Canadian investment dealers, with close to $1 Trillion of assets […]
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In response to recent know-your-product (KYP) regulations on both sides of the border, some of the industry has focused on reducing product shelves and in some cases eliminating third-party products altogether. The intent of the new regulations is to ensure that advisors consider a reasonable range of alternatives when making a recommendation. By pruning their […]
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Why segmenting product shelves into peer groups can help meet regulatory challenges The requirement for advisors to have enhanced KYP processes is ramping up with the client-focused reforms. Beginning in December, all investment recommendations made by an advisor must be filtered through a lens that considers reasonably available alternatives. Furthermore, this analysis must be documented […]
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Recently, InvestorCOM hosted a webinar with “Client Focused Reforms: Implementing KYP” featuring Rebecca Cowdery and Michael Taylor from BLG, Richard Wylie from Assante Wealth Management, and Parham Nasseri and Dave Carr-Pries from InvestorCOM where they discussed approaches firms can take to meet their KYP obligation. There was tremendous interest in this topic and we ran […]
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ON-DEMAND WEBINAR With the CFR implementation deadline fast approaching, many firms are looking for practical strategies for meeting the remaining elements of the CFRs. Watch this 60-minute on-demand webinar to hear industry experts from Assante Wealth Management and BLG discuss approaches firms can take to meet their KYP obligation. The discussion will focus on: Practical […]
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The Client Focused Reforms and the introduction of the new KYP requirements place an explicit obligation on firms to reasonably assess, approve and monitor the securities (or products) made available to clients for significant change. Given the principles-based nature of the regulatory expectations, the ‘reasonable’ actions taken by each firm will depend on a number […]
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Over the past twelve months, InvestorCOM has hosted several forums for firms to exchange ideas on how they plan to meet the new KYP and enhanced suitability requirements of the Client Focused Reforms (CFRs). These discussions have provided many of our clients with insights on how to implement the requirements with confidence. Recently, Debra Foubert, […]
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