An investment service provider other than an asset management company who receives an instruction to perform investment or related services on behalf of a client from another investment service provider other than an asset management company may rely on the due diligence performed by the latter investment service provider. The investment service provider who has issued the instruction remains responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information transmitted.
An investment service provider other than an asset management company who receives an instruction in this way to provide services on behalf of a client may also rely on any recommendation relating to the service or transaction in question given to the client by that other provider. The investment service provider who issued the instruction remains responsible for the adequacy of the recommendations or advice provided to the client concerned.
An investment service provider other than an asset management company which receives a client’s instruction or order through the intermediary of another investment service provider other than an asset management company shall remain responsible for the provision of the service or the execution of the transaction in question, on the basis of the aforementioned information or recommendations, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Title.