CRA-12.2.4

Licensees must establish, implement and maintain an effective conflicts of interest policy set out in writing and which is appropriate to the size of the licensee and the nature, scale and complexity of its business, to prevent conflicts of interest from adversely affecting the interests of its clients. The conflicts of interest policy must, at a minimum, include the following:

(a) The identification of, with reference to the specific services and activities carried out by or on behalf of the licensee, the circumstances which constitute or may give rise to a conflict of interest entailing a risk of damage to the interests of one or more clients;
(b) Procedures to be followed and measures to be adopted in order to manage such conflicts and to prevent such conflicts from damaging the interests of clients.
Amended: April 2023
Added: April 2019