FCA sees improvement in value assessments but warns there is ‘still work to do’
FCA warns not enough firms are cutting fees
Asset Management Market Study
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Intermediaries fail to engage with FCA fund governance makeover
Woodford could be a stronger catalyst to get fund pickers to look beyond performance
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Investment industry fails to provide answers on value for money
FCA deadline for assessments is fast approaching
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FCA to force fund groups to justify benchmarks
Asset managers must use ‘consumer friendly’ language in setting out objectives
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Eight views on the regulatory outlook for investors in 2019
Kids, Mifid II and SMCR are set to keep compliance teams busy this year
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Costly trackers enjoy last hurrah before FCA value for money changes
Virgin charges investors 1% for a tracker fund that fell more than 10% in 2018
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AFM board independence falls short as FCA pushes US model
Authorised fund managers (AFM) will have to have more than double the number of independent directors on their fund boards as the UK regulator adopts aspects of the US fund governance model.
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FCA changes could fail to budge pre-RDR investors
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) changes that allow asset managers to more easily switch investors between share classes could still see a minority of investors refusing to budge.
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FCA steers away from pre-RDR trail commission ban
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has “no immediate plans” to ban trail commission on legacy investment products, it has announced in a policy statement that looks to shake-up the asset management industry.
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FCA: We just want to be understood
The Financial Conduct Authority’s work is often “misunderstood” and is about more than forcing down costs and breaking up dominant companies, one of its directors has argued.
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Questions raised over FCA hub
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been accused of dealing with an issue that “doesn’t need fixing” after unveiling a regulatory hub for asset management start-ups.
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Netwealth launches cost calculator in transparency push
Online wealth manager Netwealth says investors are often unaware of how much their wealth manager charges and has launched a tool to tackle the problem.