Regulation Best Interest

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Regulation Best Interest is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that raises the standard of conduct for broker-dealers when making recommendations to retail investors, requiring them to act in the investors’ best interest and address conflicts of interest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SEC rule
U.S. securities regulation
broker-dealer conduct standard
adoptionDate 2019-06-05
appliesTo account recommendations
associated persons of broker-dealers
broker-dealers
recommendations of investment strategies
recommendations of securities transactions
retail investor recommendations
rollover recommendations
codifiedIn 17 CFR 240.15l-1
comparedTo suitability standard
complianceDate 2020-06-30
criticizedBy investor advocacy groups
criticizedFor not being a full fiduciary standard
doesNotApplyTo investment advisers under the Advisers Act
effectiveDate 2019-09-10
enforcedBy FINRA NERFINISHED
SEC Division of Enforcement NERFINISHED
includesObligation Care Obligation
Compliance Obligation
Conflict of Interest Obligation
Disclosure Obligation
isMoreStringentThan FINRA suitability rule
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalBasis Securities Exchange Act of 1934 NERFINISHED
policyArea financial regulation
investor protection
purpose address conflicts of interest in broker-dealer recommendations
enhance retail investor protection
raise the standard of conduct for broker-dealers
regulator Securities and Exchange Commission
surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
relatedDocument Form CRS Relationship Summary NERFINISHED
requires acting in the best interest of the retail customer
care in making recommendations
conflict of interest elimination in certain cases
conflict of interest identification
conflict of interest mitigation
consideration of costs when making recommendations
consideration of reasonably available alternatives
disclosure of material facts about the relationship and recommendations
establishment of compliance policies and procedures
no placing of financial or other interest ahead of the retail customer
placing the retail customer’s interest ahead of the broker-dealer’s interest
written policies and procedures to achieve compliance
shortName Reg BI NERFINISHED
standardOfConduct best interest standard
supportedBy broker-dealer industry groups
targetAudience retail investors

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United States federal securities laws includes Regulation Best Interest