Connecticut General Statutes 36a-860 – Financial planners
(a) For purposes of this section and § 36a-860a, (1) “fiduciary duty” means a duty to act with prudence in the best interests of a consumer with undivided loyalty to such consumer, and (2) “financial planner” means a person offering individualized financial planning or investment advice to a consumer for compensation where such activity is not otherwise regulated by state or federal law.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-860
- Person: means an individual, company, including a company described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (11) of this section, or any other legal entity, including a federal, state or municipal government or agency or any political subdivision thereof. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(b) No financial planner shall, in connection with an agreement with a consumer to provide financial planning or investment advice for compensation, use a certificate, professional designation or form of advertising expressing or implying that such person has special training, education or experience in advising or serving senior citizens, unless such person has obtained a certificate, title or designation as described in § 36b-4.
(c) A financial planner shall disclose to a consumer, upon request, whether or not such financial planner has a fiduciary duty to such consumer for each recommendation such financial planner makes to such consumer.