Mifid
Tax & Technical | 15 Nov 18
Is Mifid II working?
Mifid II has proved every bit as problematic as we feared. The development budget consumed across providers, advisers and discretionary fund managers (DFMs) in the lead-up to launch amounts to more millions than anyone cares to add up. And the spending hasn’t stopped.
Alternatives | 10 Oct 18
FCA to ‘onshore’ EU rules in event of no transition
Rules including Ucits, Mifid and AIFMD to be directly incorporated into FCA handbook
Best Practice | 12 Sep 18
Mifid II is widening the advice gap
Regulation is forcing advisers to deal only with wealthier clients
Gina Miller takes action against FCA over Mifid II silence
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has been taken to task for a lack of transparency over its enforcement of Mifid II rules around costs and charges by Gina Miller, co-founder of wealth management firm SCM Direct.
Massive differences uncovered by robo adviser secret shoppers
European robo advice operators have been severely criticised in a report which found fees obscured as well as “inexplicable” portfolio and performance differences.