Module 4 · Chapter 9

Complaints and the Broker’s Liability

When something goes wrong, a client complains. This chapter shows how a broker must handle a complaint, when it must pay for a client’s loss, and which law and courts apply.

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In this chapter

  • How Thalvia must handle a complaint, and when the Financial Ombudsman steps in
  • When Thalvia must pay for a client’s loss, and why it cannot exclude its own fault
  • What happens when the app fails, and which law and courts apply

9.1Complaints and liability in one paragraph

Sometimes a client thinks Thalvia got something wrong. The client complains to Thalvia first, and it must answer within fixed time limits. If the answer does not satisfy the client, the Financial Ombudsman can decide the dispute. That is a public office that settles disputes between financial firms and their clients without a court.

Most complaints come down to one question: who bears the loss? The agreement answers it plainly.

Key point

Thalvia pays for its own fault, including a failure of its own systems. It does not pay for market movements or for events truly beyond its control.

Also in this chapter

  1. How Thalvia must handle a complaint
  2. When Thalvia must pay, and when it need not
  3. When the app goes down
  4. Which law applies, and which courts
  5. Your job

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