More On Legal & Compliance
from The Advisor's Professional Library- Suitability and Fiduciary Duty Recommending suitable investments is more than just a regulatory obligation. Many investors bring cases claiming lack of suitability, so RIAs must continuously put the onus on clients to notify the advisor of changes in their financial situation.
- Conducting Due Diligence of Sub-Advisors and Third-Party Advisors Engaging in due-diligence of sub-advisors isn’t just a recommended best practice— it is part of the fiduciary obligation to a client. An RIA should be extremely reluctant to enter a relationship with a sub-advisor who claims the firm’s strategy is proprietary.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee introduced a bill on Feb. 8, H.R. 557, which would amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and move the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) into the Treasury Department.
As it stands now, the CFPB resides within the purview of the Federal Reserve Board, “without any Congressional oversight or financial accountability guiding the agency’s actions,” Neugebauer said in a statement. “Given the significant and perhaps over-regulating powers the CFPB has been given by the Obama Administration, Congress must have a say on the appropriation of taxpayer money funding this agency’s operation.”
Neugebauer went on to say that “last November’s elections sent a clear message to Washington: Government agencies that spend taxpayer money must show true transparency and must explain the intent of their processes. H.R. 557 will allow Congress to closely examine and oversee the CFPB’s current and future actions.”
