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Common use of Suitability Clause in Contracts

Suitability. (a) To the extent you make a recommendation to your customers regarding a transaction in Fund shares, you agree that it is your responsibility to fulfill your obligations under applicable FINRA and NASD rules and to determine the suitability of any shares as investments for customers, and that we have no responsibility for such determination. (b) You understand and acknowledge that the Funds may offer shares in multiple classes, and you represent and warrant that, to the extent you recommend transactions in Fund shares, you have established compliance procedures designed to ensure that: (i) in offering more than one share class of Funds to your customers, customers are made aware of the terms of each class of shares offered, (ii) your representatives recommend only shares that are appropriate investments for each customer, (iii) the customer is availed of the opportunity to obtain front-end sales charge discounts as detailed in the Funds' Prospectuses, and (iv) there is proper supervision of your representatives in recommending and offering different classes of Fund shares to your customers.

Appears in 28 contracts

Samples: Broker Dealer Selling Agreement (Dreyfus Premier Short Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund), Broker Dealer Selling Agreement (Bny Mellon Funds Trust), Broker Dealer Selling Agreement (Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund Inc)

Suitability. (a) To the extent you make a recommendation to your customers regarding a transaction in Fund shares, you agree that it is your responsibility to fulfill your obligations under applicable FINRA and NASD rules and to determine the suitability of any shares as investments for customers, and that we have no responsibility for such determination. (b) You understand and acknowledge that the Funds may offer shares in multiple classes, and you represent and warrant that, to the extent you recommend transactions in Fund shares, you have established compliance procedures designed to ensure that: (i) in offering more than one share class of Funds to your customers, customers are made aware of the terms of each class of shares offered, (ii) your representatives recommend only shares that are appropriate investments for each customer, (iii) the customer is availed of the opportunity to obtain front-end sales charge discounts as detailed in the Funds' Prospectuses, and (iv) there is proper supervision of your representatives in recommending and offering different classes of Fund shares to your customers.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Broker Dealer Selling Agreement (BNY Mellon Absolute Insight Funds, Inc.), Broker Dealer Selling Agreement (Dreyfus BNY Mellon Funds, Inc.)