Unregulated loan notes and mini-bonds: don't risk your savings on promises of high returns
These high-risk investments should not usually be advertised widely to the public. We banned the marketing of speculative mini-bonds and loan notes to ordinary retail investors from 1 January 2021.We did this because these are complicated investments, not suitable for most people. The ban means these high-risk investments should not usually be advertised widely to the public.But some unregulated firms may still...
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These high-risk investments should not usually be advertised widely to the public. We banned the marketing of speculative mini-bonds and loan notes to ordinary retail investors from 1 January 2021.We did this because these are complicated investments, not suitable for most people. The ban means these high-risk investments should not usually be advertised widely to the public.But some unregulated firms may still...
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- Financial Conduct AuthorityPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Unregulated loan notes and mini-bonds: don't risk your savings on promises of high returns ↗
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