About financial advisors


Financial advisors may engage with their clients at various levels and the scope of services they offer may vary depending on their skills, capabilities and business model. In several countries, including India, there has been regulatory action in defining the role of various intermediaries that deal with investors. When a relationship manager, financial advisor, wealth manager or other entity, irrespective of the nomenclature used, sells financial products to a client as part of his defined role or business, and earns a commission from the producer of the financial product, there is a potential conflict of interest.  The seller of the product may not act in the interest of the client, but may push products that earn a higher commission.

This may lead to mis-selling, where a product not suitable to the client’s needs, or not in line with the client’s risk preference may be sold in a manner harmful to the customer’s interest. The financial advisor has to take utter care about the services extended to the customers and realize whether HNI trading tips and suitable for him or the basic services.
One of the regulatory initiatives to prevent such mis-selling is to differentiate between providers of advice and distributors of financial products, and to ask advisers to earn their revenue from the client, and not from the producer. The distributor who executes the transactions in financial products may earn a commission from the producer.  The current regulatory regime for financial advisors in India requires that any one offering financial advice for a consideration should be registered with SEBI, and should not earn any income from the producer.  There are specific exemptions provided for those that offer advice incidental to a product they may sell. 24 Carat Financial Services is known to provide best option trading tips.  

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