Chap 4: Working with Clients Flashcards
When dealing with clients as a registered employee, good communications skills are of key importance; however, they are not the only consideration. You must have a _________ _________ that you can clearly articulate to your prospective clients.
Value Proposition
National Instrument 31-103 requires that persons wishing to trade in securities or to advise on the purchase or sale of securities in Canada must first be approved and registered in one of the following two categories:
- Dealing Representatives
- Advising Representatives
A representative of an investment dealer that is a member of IIROC must be approved by IIROC ________registration with the applicable ___________ __________ ____________ as a dealing representative.
Before
provincial securities administrators
The most common IIROC registration categories for individuals employed at a dealer member are ___________ ___________ and ____________ _____________.
Registered Representatives (RRs) Investment Representatives (IRs)
Remember, it is a _________ to work in the securities industry.
privilege
Where a policy conflicts with a rule:
The most stringent of the two applies.
You must disclose all outside activities and obtain ____________ from your dealer member before engaging in any outside activities.
pre-approval
___________ ___________ are permitted to provide advice on the full range of equity and fixed income securities products.
Registered Representatives
Requirements for Registered Representatives
- CSC, CPH
- 90-day training period
- 6-month period of Supervision
- 30-Month Requirement - to deal with retail customers, other than in mutual funds only, you must successfully complete the Wealth Management Essentials (WME) Course within 30 months of your approval.
- Continuing Education
For an RR to deal in options trading, you must complete the:
Derivatives Fundamentals and Options Licensing Course
For an RR to deal in futures options, you must complete the:
Derivatives Fundamentals Course (DFC) and The Futures Licensing Course
Individuals who deal with or provide discretionary portfolio management for managed accounts must be approved as either:
Portfolio Managers (PMs) or Associate Portfolio Managers (APMs)
PMs and APMs must meet proficiency requirements in addition to the successful completion of industry courses. Candidates must demonstrate a high level of
experience that is clearly relevant to discretionary portfolio management activities, otherwise known as:
relevant investment management experience (RIME)
To register as a PM, you must meet the following requirements:
Once you’ve completed the pre-requirements, you must also have ______ years of RIME; one year of which was gained within the three years before request approval acceptable to IIROC or If the CFA Charter is completed, at least one year of RIME within the three years before requesting approval acceptable to IIROC
- You must successfully complete the CPH and Canadian Investment Manager designation, or the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation, or the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter
4 years
To Register as an APM, you must meet the following requirements:
- You must successfully complete the CPH and Canadian Investment Manager designation, or the CIM Designation, or Level 1 or higher of the CFA Program
- Two years of RIME acceptable to IIROC within three years before requesting approval
Investment Representatives are registered solely to:
Take or submit client orders for execution.
IRs, must not, under any circumstance, :
provide clients with investment advice
To be registered as an Investment Representative, you must complete the following:
- CSC & CPH
- 30 day training program, as opposed to a 90-day program.
- 6 month period of supervision and to the compliance portion of the CE requirements.
You do not need to fulfill the 30-month WME requirement.