“The system is not designed for independent asset managers”.”
A year ago, Claire Bourgeois launched Alpha Conseils Co, a wealth management adviser whose business model is based exclusively on fees. While the former chief executive of Crédit Mutuel Asset Management has no regrets about her decision, in this interview with Finascope she talks about the difficulties she has encountered in ...
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