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Top Compliance Challenges Financial Advisors Face

BlueMind

Category: Compliance. The Significance Of Financial Compliance Financial compliance requires all actions, procedures, guidelines, and business culture to abide by the rules and regulations set by the regulatory authorities of the financial market. Related: Compliance and Automation – An Ideal Unison!

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When Does A Financial Coach Need To Register As An Investment Adviser? The “ABCS” Test To Determine Status

Nerd's Eye View

Over the past several years, the financial services industry has undergone a tremendous evolution in how financial advisers deliver and charge for their services. While commission-based models remain in use, fee-for-service models (including AUM, hourly, retainer, and subscription) have become increasingly popular.

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The Independent Contractor Question

Inside Information

You may have read, in passing, that the Financial Services Institute—the broker-dealer lobbying organization—has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. The BDs don’t set work hours, but their compliance regime does supervise client communications—but not the planning advice given or the way portfolios are managed.

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How to sniff out a lying grifter in a Form ADV

Sara Grillo

Any financial advisor who is registered as an advisor with a regulator has to fill out this form for initial approval by either a state or a Federal (the United States Securities and Exchange Commission) regulator. What if you can’t find the financial advisor’s Form ADV? Securities and Exchange Commission.

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IREDA IPO Review – GMP, Price, Details & More

Trade Brains

The company provides a full variety of financial products and related services for RE projects and other value chain operations such as equipment manufacturing and transmission, from project conceptualization to post-commissioning.

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The Lobbying ‘Tell’

Inside Information

Another uncomfortable fact is that these BDs have enormous compliance departments which supervise all of the communications put out by the reps and their offices—which is required by FINRA. The compliance people have to pre-approve their communications. Sales are important, but the BD executives won’t be talking about that.

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This broker vs. financial advisor debate got ABSOLUTELY crazy!

Sara Grillo

Watch as all h&#@ breaks loose discussing the question of broker vs. financial advisor, commissions, fees, value, and more! The advisors made the point that the cost of insurance can’t be separated from the “cost of service” or the commission the agent makes. The commission is the commission. Who cares?