Employment in Financial Services
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In a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, employers in the financial services sector must ensure they are fully compliant with local employment rules and procedures. Helping to mitigate risk, IEL’s guide provides clear answers to the key issues facing employers in the sector
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05. Do any categories of employee have enhanced responsibilities under the applicable regulatory regime?
05. Do any categories of employee have enhanced responsibilities under the applicable regulatory regime?
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Germany
Germany
- at Kliemt.HR Lawyers
- at KLIEMT
- at KLIEMT
Employees who qualify as risk-takers have enhanced responsibilities due to their influence on an institution’s risk profile, including documentation requirements. Investment brokers advising private clients are also subject to strict rules and extensive documentation requirements, inter alia, on the investment advice provided and how the investment was tailored to the preferences, investment objectives, and other characteristics of the investor.
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Isle of Man
Isle of Man
- at Cains
- at Cains
- at Cains
- at Cains
Employees who carry out a Controlled Function will have a duty of responsibility to ensure compliance with the financial institution’s ongoing regulatory requirements.
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Switzerland
Switzerland
- at Walder Wyss
- at Walder Wyss
- at Walder Wyss
Specifically, employees holding executive, overall management, oversight or control functions in regulated companies are responsible for ensuring that the companies’ organization ensures the continued compliance with applicable financial market laws. Swiss financial market laws do not have enhanced responsibilities for different employee categories. Instead, a person’s fitness and propriety are assessed within the context of the specific requirements and functions of a given company, the scope of activities at that company, and the complexity of that company.
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Contributors
Belgium
Van Olmen & Wynant
Brazil
Tortoro Madureira & Ragazzi Advogados
France
DS Avocats
Germany
Kliemt.HR Lawyers
Hong Kong
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
India
AZB & Partners
Ireland
Maples Group
Isle of Man
Cains
Mexico
Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo
Netherlands
Lexence
Singapore
TSMP Law Corporation
Switzerland
Walder Wyss
UAE
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
United Kingdom
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
United States
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Contributors
Germany
Kliemt.HR Lawyers
Isle of Man
Cains
Switzerland
Walder Wyss