Financial Adviser (Conseiller financier) - also known as investment advisors or securities representatives (according to the AMF Definitions of Intermediaries Death of a Stock Salesman (doc.530)) and also known in the past as a registered representative or salesman. See document doc.280. He is the individual who, acting for a full service broker, acts as the interface between broker and client, and handles the customer’s account. Not to be confused with an investment counsel or an independent advisor. See the discussion in the section Alternative ways of investing- Full Service Broker.