请教一个soft dollar的问题 paying, research, management, investment

shuxiang

paying higher-than-average brokerage fees to obtain research materials used in the management of other funds by the investment group. 这个花费算soft dollar吗 为什么不合理呢

aqsz

you should not use brokerage paid by one client for purchase of reports helps in management of funds of other clients.

cbot

个人认为不算，注意他那个other funds，不是用于本基金的投资