Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Financial Advisers (Complaints Handling and Resolution) Regulations 2021

Regulation 4

Obligation to establish unit to handle and resolve complaints

Subregulation 1

A financial adviser must establish a unit, comprising officers and employees who are not directly involved in providing any financial advisory service, to —

(a)

handle and resolve any complaint received by the financial adviser; or

(b)

supervise the handling and resolution by a person who is not a member of the unit of any complaint received by the financial adviser.

Subregulation 2

The financial adviser mentioned in paragraph (1) must ensure that every complaint received by the financial adviser is handled and resolved by —

(a)

the unit mentioned in that paragraph; or

(b)

a person under the supervision of the unit.