User Tips Archives

FCA Suitability Report Guidance: What does the regulator expect from you? Part I

Ed Evans - 19th November 2014

The FCA has recently updated their Suitability Report Factsheet. This factsheet is essential reading for individuals who prepare suitability reports and / or monitor the quality of suitability reports prepared by others.

Microsoft and Dropbox Partnership

Ed Evans - 12th November 2014

Learn how the Microsoft and Dropbox partnership could help Genovo users with the process of writing, sharing and checking suitability reports.

How to customise the look and feel of your suitability reports to reflect your company’s stationery and branding

Team Genovo - 29th October 2014

Learn how you can quickly and easily customise the look and feel of your suitability reports to reflect your company’s stationary and branding.

Word Tips 3 – Tables in Suitability Reports

Ed Evans - 22nd October 2014

Learn how to add, design and edit tables in your suitability reports to make them more reader friendly and engaging

What is the difference between a disadvantage and a risk warning?

Ed Evans - 15th October 2014

The regulator expects you to give equal weighting to the upsides and downsides of your recommendations. Therefore you must include both disadvantages and risk warnings in your suitability reports.

Word tips 2 – Suitability Report Cover Pages and Table of Contents

Ed Evans - 8th October 2014

Learn how to use the standard features of Microsoft Word to make your suitability reports and other documents more reader friendly and engaging.

How to include a recommendation for a model portfolio within your suitability reports

Ed Evans - 1st October 2014

How to include a recommendation for a model portfolio within your suitability reports using Genovo.

How to include a recommendation for discretionary fund management within your suitability reports

Ed Evans - 17th September 2014

How to include a recommendation for discretionary fund management within your suitability reports using Genovo

Projection of benefits or reduction in yield

Ed Evans - 3rd September 2014

It is a key requirement of replacement business to provide a clear and accurate comparison of charges in a manner that is easy to understand.

How to customise your advice reasons

Ed Evans - 20th August 2014

Assuming you don’t wish to fall foul of the regulator it is imperative that the reasons for the advice you include in your suitability reports are specific to your clients’ circumstances and directly link back to their needs and objectives.