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Sophistication: More than money

BY ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020 12:10PM

Under the FASEA Code of Ethics the amount of money an individual has to invest can no longer be relied upon to determine whether they are a sophisticated investor or not.

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