Graham Bentley: What financial services has against the dream client

Think about ‘utility’

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There is a whole category of dream client with which the financial services sector is uneasy, writes Graham Bentley - because, individually, they generate little revenue for firms feeding off the investment value chain

In the month of the 30th anniversary of the 1987 Black Monday stockmarket crash, we are reminded that in 2017 vertiginous markets continue to break all-time highs. More commentators are seriously considering the possibility of a significant correction. Despite an almost universal attitude of ‘It's not if, but when ...

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