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How Does Financial Advisory Work in the UK — and Why You’ll Hardly Ever See Retail Bonds There?

In the next episode of the Beyond Advisory podcast, we sat down with Michal Göttlicher to discuss the differences between the Czech and British financial markets.

 

Why is there much stronger pressure on compliance than on production in the UK?
How does fee-based investment advisory work?
And why does Michal believe that part of the Czech market is still struggling mainly with company culture?

 

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • why retail bonds are practically invisible in the UK
  • how compliance and financial marketing regulation work
  • why British firms don’t push advisors toward production targets
  • the difference between a financial advisor and a mortgage broker
  • why advisors in the UK tend to specialize much more
  • how fee-based investment advisory works
  • why multilevel structures are rarely seen in Britain
  • what Michal believes damages the reputation of the Czech market the most
  • how important company culture and an advisor’s character really are
  • which three changes could significantly improve Czech financial advisory

 

🎧 An open conversation about regulation, investments, mortgages, and the differences between the Czech and British advisory models.

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