Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 37 of 2002)Codes of ConductAmendment of the General Code of Conduct for Authorised FSPs and Representatives, 2020Part XII : Termination of agreement or business |
| 20. | Subject to the Act, and sections 3(2) and (3) of this Code— |
| (a) |
| (i) | a provider must, subject to any contractual obligations, give immediate effect to a request of a client who voluntarily seeks to terminate any agreement with the provider or relating to a financial product or advice; |
| (ii) | where the client makes the request on the advice of the provider, the provider must take reasonable steps to ensure that the client fully understands all the implications of the termination; |
| (b) | a provider, other than a representative who ceases to operate as such, must immediately notify all affected clients accordingly and take, where reasonably necessary or appropriate in consultation with the clients and product suppliers concerned, reasonable steps to ensure that any outstanding business is completed promptly or transferred to another provider; and |
| (c) | where a representative ceases to operate as a representative of a provider, such provider must immediately take, where reasonably necessary or appropriate in consultation with the clients and product suppliers concerned, reasonable steps to notify all affected clients accordingly and ensure that outstanding business is completed or transferred to such provider or another representative of that provider. |