BC-3.1 BC-3.1 General Requirements
BC-3.1.1
All
investment firm licensees must have appropriate customer complaints handling procedures and systems for effective handling of complaints made by customers by 31st March 2012.Adopted: October 2011BC-3.1.2
Customer complaints procedures must be documented appropriately and their customers must be informed of their availability.
Adopted: October 2011BC-3.1.3
All
investment firm licensees must appoint a customer complaints officer and publicise his/ her contact details at all branches. The customer complaints officer must be of a senior level at the investment business firm and must be independent of the parties to the complaint to minimize any potential conflict of interest.Adopted: October 2011BC-3.1.3A
The position of customer complaints officer may be combined with that of compliance officer.
Added: July 2012BC-3.1.4
In the case of an
overseas investment firm licensee , a local complaints officer must be present and must report all complaints to the head office complaints unit.Amended: January 2012
Adopted: October 2011