Why financial advisors love structured products
The AMF (Autorité des marchés financiers) has highlighted a number of grey areas in the distribution of structured products to retail investors in France. In particular, it points to a significant misunderstanding in the way distributors are remunerated. The scene was set last September at Patrimonia, the flagship convention for wealth management professionals. The founder of ...
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Why financial advisors love structured products
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