Alternative debt-based securities (DBS) will become more popular thanks to regulatory pressure and greater demand for diversification, therefore it is vital advisers understand the products, research provider Intelligent Partnership has said.
The alternative investment market research provider produced a CPD accredited report outlining the advantages and disadvantages for advisers considering the sector. It argued "lower-for-longer" interest rates on savings accounts, exacerbated by "post-Brexit economic reverberations" could mean more savers will turn to the products. It also said the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) had pushed more advisers to look to alternative investments, due to greater demand for diversification to improve yield. In the report, it explained that debt-based securities, such as government or corporate...
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