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The Corporations Act requires financial planners to disclose three documents to their clients. What are these documents? Describe the purpose of each.
3 documents which are required are as follows-
A.FSG(financial services guide)-financial services guide must be given to a client at the earliest practicable opportunity before a financial services provided, and as soon as it becomes apparent that Financial service will be provided. It helps compliance and transparency and it also reduce potential dispute between contracting parties
B. SOA(statement of advice)-statement of advice is mandatory each time advice is given to the client. It must set out the clients personal circumstances, risk profile and financial risk along with objectives. The statement of advice must also disclose the benefits obtained that will be used to influence the entity providing the advice.
C.PDA(product disclosure statement)- Product disclosure statement is supplied by product supplier and it provides various details about the fund manager and the risk of investment. It also provides detail of past performance along with the fees and the cost of management and the application form.