Related provisions for APER 4.2.3
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Auditors are subject to regulations made by the Treasury under sections 342(5) and 343(5) of the Act (Information given by auditor or actuary to the FSA). These regulations oblige auditors to report certain matters to the FSA. Sections 342(3) and 343(3) of the Act provide that an auditor does not contravene any duty by giving information or expressing an opinion to the FSA, if he is acting in good faith and he reasonably believes that the information or opinion is relevant to
Deliberately
failing to inform, without reasonable cause:(1) a customer; or(2) his firm (or its auditors or an actuary appointed
by his firm under SUP 4 (Actuaries)1); or1(3) the FSA;of the fact that their understanding
of a material issue is incorrect, despite being aware of their misunderstanding,
falls within APER 4.1.2 E.
Behaviour
of the type referred to in APER 4.2.3 E includes, but is not limited to:(1) failing
to explain the risks of an investment to
a customer;(2) failing
to disclose to a customer details
of the charges or surrender penalties of investment products;(3) mismarking
trading positions;(4) providing
inaccurate or inadequate information to a firm,
its auditors or an actuary appointed
by his firm under SUP 4 (Actuaries)1;1(5) failing
to disclose dealings where disclosure is required