Components of Regulation Best Interest

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On April 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a package of proposals aimed at enhancing the quality and transparency of investors’ relationships with investment advisers and broker-dealers. The proposed Regulation Best Interest introduces three obligations for broker-dealers designed to require broker-dealers to act in the best interest of a retail customer when making a recommendation of any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities: the disclosure obligation, the care obligation, and the conflict of interest obligation. Given that the Regulation Best Interest proposing release is well over 1,000 pages, we have summarized in a chart key aspects of the proposed rule.

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