Tied Agent Financial Glossary

What is it? A company sales person (or direct sales person) who promotes the products of his employer only, the company he or she is tied to. They cannot search the whole market for the best product as an Independent Adviser can. Under the rules of the Financial Services Act they must make their status clear to the interviewee or applicant at the earliest opportunity.

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