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In our recent Compliance roundup special report, we review a number of recently implemented initiatives that affect your practice, such as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) move to start regulating telemarketers. This legislation affects advisors and will have a significant impact on the average advisory practice.

If you’ve had a chance to peruse the package and you’re looking for an easy way to download the full report for future reference, click the links below to access it in PDF form, print it for your records or save it to your computer.

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If you haven’t had a chance to read the articles yet, here’s a preview:

While a lot of people were at the cottage this summer, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the organization that governs broadcasting and telecommunications, finally made good on legislation passed in 2005 that gives it powers to regulate telemarketing and establish a national do-not-call registry. Clients were allowed to start signing up for this list on September 30. Most likely don’t realize this action affects their existing business relationship with you.

We followed developments this summer to find out more about the rules, costs and ways of working with the list to avoid the fines and penalties — significant ones — the CRTC can now levy.

Learn more:

The CRTC, your new regulator

DNC in force October 31

New rules! To call or not to call, that is the question

Do not call: Links and resources

Do not call

Also in Compliance roundup

• Hope for the regulated • Do not call (DNC) • Money laundering • Compliance matters • The compliance backstory • Links and resources

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Do not call: Background, history and the timeline

Hanging up: U.S. to restrict advisor cold calling (July 21, 2003)

CRTC backs down on tough telemarketing rules (May 21, 2004)

Advisor groups fight for telemarketing exemption (January 4, 2005)

IDA keeping tabs on “do not call” proposal (May 9, 2005)

Filed by Kate McCaffery, Advisor.ca. kate.mccaffery@advisor.rogers.com

(11/07/08)