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Record Keeping Comply with regulated record keeping requirements

A representative records client details and the needs analysis in a personal notebook. Under FAIS this is acceptable only if:

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  1. a) The FSP’s record-keeping procedures incorporate and secure that method so records stay retrievable and auditable.Correct
  2. b) The representative buys a fresh notebook each year.
  3. c) The client personally approves the notebook.
  4. d) The details are deliberately kept away from the FSP.

Why this is the answer

The record-keeping duty rests on the FSP and the method is not prescribed — but the records must be secure, retrievable and auditable as part of the FSP's system. Keeping them out of the FSP's system would breach the duty; a new notebook or client approval is irrelevant.

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