I n a January 2010 Trusts & Estates article entitled “The Estate Planner's Guide to Product Suitability,” 1 I suggested that it's imperative to have a process for determining the characteristics of a ...

Out in the field, life insurance policies are generally not selected, designed or funded to most effectively support today's complex estate plans and premium-paying strategies. The mismatch between ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Retail Investor Issues is looking for feedback from investors on issues relating to the suitability of investment products for retail investors. A series of ...

The Joint Forum released a paper today examining the issue of suitability in retail investment products. It found that the insurance industry generally has less rigourous policies than the securities ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) may rethink on product suitability aspect in the equity derivatives segment so that investors participating in the arena are better informed and ...

New Delhi:Stock brokers are protesting Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) decision to make them responsible for verifying retail investors’ exposure to derivative products. Brokers are ...

This assumes significance as a potential “product suitability framework” has been under discussion for many years now and there have been reports suggesting that SEBI could explore the option given ...