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Clients asking planners for margin loans

BY MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016 12:50PM

Almost a third of planners (31%) who recommended a margin loan in 2015 said the loan was instigated by the client, according to new research by Investment Trends, up from 21% in 2014.

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