The obligation
CIRO's client-focused reforms require advisors to understand the products they recommend, including how fees compare to alternatives. Know Your Product is not optional.
Know Your Product compliance, automated. Analyze thousands of products. Surface lower-cost alternatives. Document the suitability conversation.
2.35%
High-fee fund example
0.06%
ETF alternative example
$X
Annual client savings shown
CIRO's client-focused reforms require advisors to understand the products they recommend, including how fees compare to alternatives. Know Your Product is not optional.
Doing that properly across thousands of products and hundreds of client portfolios is still a manual process in most firms. It takes too long, so the comparison work is inconsistent.
For any product in a client portfolio, Hanna shows what it costs, what similar products cost, and how much the client could save by switching. The comparison can pull from your own shelf and from competitor products.
The conversation
"I noticed you hold Fund X with a 2.35% MER. There is an equivalent ETF at 0.06% that has performed similarly over the last five years. At your portfolio size, that is meaningful annual savings. Would you like to discuss switching?"