High-profile investment failures and concerns over misselling have prompted the FCA to make changes to the rules governing how alternative investments are distributed, formalised in PS13/03. The emphasis is now upon the intermediary who introduces the consumer to the investment to ascertain if they are suitable. This training session outlines the types of investments which are captured by the new rules, which types of investors they are deemed appropriate or suitable for, and what intermediaries should be aware of when marketing or selling. This includes how audiences for promotions should be targeted, how professional introducers can avoid the trap of…