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Product Due Diligence And The Suitability Of Minibonds: Taking The Benefit Of Hindsight, Christopher Chao-Hung Chen
Product Due Diligence And The Suitability Of Minibonds: Taking The Benefit Of Hindsight, Christopher Chao-Hung Chen
Christopher Chao-hung Chen
This article focuses on some problems arising from applying the product due diligence requirement of the suitability rule to complex financial products. The article draws several conclusions. First, the ‘not unsuitable’ test should be adopted to reduce legal uncertainty. Second, the comparative risk approach is a better choice in assessing the suitability of investment products. However, there must be further elaboration of the classification of product risk. Third, there must be a balance between risk and return to avoid risk mismatches in product design. Fourth, what have been termed minibonds raise the problem of documentation suitability. Though it is difficult …