This book revolves around the concept of financial risk tolerance and its role in financial markets. Bridging different literatures and reviewing in detail the impact of European regulation on the evolution of risk tolerance assessment, this book discusses the intersection of scholarly research, practitioner experience and current and likely normative developments.

In particular, the book focuses on the evolution of the debate on the suitability questionnaire – a key tool introduced with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and further developed with...