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The document provides advisers with information about a number of investment vehicles, including property, structure products and private equity among others.
In the guide, it notes that adviser companies wishing to remain independent should provide fair and unbiased advice.
Fraser Donaldson, author of the text and Defaqto insight analyst for funds, said: "Even when investment is outsourced by the adviser … the regulators will still expect advisers to be in a position to make a judgement on whether the investments used are suitable."
Moreover, individuals may also like to use the document when they are seeking recommendations on which venture capital trusts to invest in and various hedge fund techniques.
But one piece of advice that investors might like to be aware of is not to invest in stock of FTSE 100 companies with large pension deficits, according to Carl Astorri, head of economics and strategy at Coutts, who was speaking to Citywire.
Posted by Greg Secker
