Luxembourg’s permissive environment for inducements and an acceptance of non-independent investment advice will make a good test case for the EU’s upcoming retail investment strategy. A fight is brewing over “kickbacks” as the European Commission finalises its effort to encourage Europeans to increase the level of their assets placed in investments.
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