FoxPlan representatives misrepresented to clients that they were an authorised financial advisers or financial planners when they were not.
July 29, 2021The firm also did not have effective controls in place for product due diligence, client risk tolerance assessment, and record-keeping.
March 25, 2021An increasing number of social media, chat room and messaging applications are providing stock recommendations or investment advice to the public for a fee.
January 3, 2021Extreme price volatility, profitability pressures, psychological stressors, remote working and aggressive advertising were some of the drivers of misconduct risk during the pandemic.
December 31, 2020Streamlining the number of bodies involved in financial adviser oversight will reduce complexity and add value for retail investors, said SAFAA CEO Judith Fox.
December 15, 2020Unlicensed advisers are barred from giving one-on-one investment advice to clients, but chat rooms have been serving as platforms for illegal consulting.
October 27, 2020The BSP wants banks and NBFIs to embed in their ERM framework measures to identify, measure, monitor, and control human resource related risks.
October 13, 2020The final rules increase the net worth, qualification and experience requirements for investment advisers and introduce client-level segregation of advice and distribution activities.
July 8, 2020Capital Global Management Limited was distributing offshore investment funds and offering investment advice in Taiwan despite not being authorised by Taiwan's regulator.
February 17, 2020The rules include higher net worth requirements, caps on advice fees, and client level segregation of investment advice from product distribution.
January 20, 2020