Fees
Investment | 11 Jul 17
ANALYSIS: Will wealth managers avoid scrutiny on charges?
Has the FCA asset management review missed a trick by not expanding its demands for transparency to wealth management?
Investment | 28 Jun 17
Investors hit by £27.7m extra costs in FCA plans
Investors could see fund costs soar by £27.7m a year as asset managers pass on the expensive burden of satisfying new FCA regulations.
Investment | 28 Jun 17
FCA backs all-in fee in scathing report on UK funds industry
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed plans to crackdown on excessive fund charges in a damning final report on the UK’s £7trn asset management industry, and outlined plans to investigate the investment platform industry.
Asset managers ‘subsidising’ own funds as fee pressures bite
Asset managers have been forced to subsidise their own funds in order to keep fees low despite soaring costs, research from Fitz Partners has revealed.
Best Practice | 19 May 17
The naked truth about MiFID II
The realities of Mifid II are beginning to dawn as advisers across Europe start to realise that commission transparency will be led by product providers, which could leave them feeling a bit exposed, says Shane Wood, business development manager for European IFA network OpesFidelio.