Fiduciary Duty in the Context of Providing Investment Services

15 Pages Posted: 28 Jun 2013

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Adrian Fong

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Date Written: June 27, 2013

Abstract

This article suggests that a fiduciary or quasi-fiduciary duty on the bank to act in the best interests of the client when providing investment services to its client might be possible in Hong Kong, although this duty may be limited through the use of contractual provisions excluding such duties subject to extraneous risks.

Keywords: Hong Kong, fiduciary duty, banking, best interests, contractual estoppel, investment services

Suggested Citation

Fong, Adrian, Fiduciary Duty in the Context of Providing Investment Services (June 27, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2286311 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2286311

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