Unigestion latest manager to absorb Mifid II research costs
Unigestion is the latest fund manager to announce it will be sparing clients the burden of assuming the cost of external investment research to comply with new Mifid II guidance.
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T. Rowe Price to cover research costs under Mifid II
T. Rowe Price has joined a growing number of fund managers that have pledged not to pass on research costs to clients.
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Silverfinch: Pressure to meet Mifid II deadline is on
Time and clarity are among the biggest Mifid II headaches facing asset and wealth managers according to Ashley Smith, senior vice president at data exchange hub Silverfinch.
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Vanguard to absorb research costs; but so what?
Vanguard Investment Management is the latest manager to announce it will absorb external research costs under the new Mifid II research “unbundling” rules. But will this have an impact on undecided industry players?
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Rathbones bears research costs at expense of unit trust margins
To comply with new Mifid II regulations, Rathbones Unit Trust Management has decided to bear the costs of its fund research but admitted unit trust margins “will not be unaffected.”
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Thousands of IFAs at risk from inadequate DFM agreements
Potentially thousands of financial advisers could fall foul of the new Mifid II regulations for having the wrong type of intermediary agreement with their discretionary fund managers, the Personal Finance Society has warned.
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FCA extends Mifid II rules to DFMs and portfolio managers
The FCA has extended the scope of some areas of Mifid II in its final policy paper on the upcoming rules to ensure the “right regulatory regime” for the UK.
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Most asset managers will not be Mifid II compliant before Q4
Although the debut of the new Mifid II rules is just six months away, the vast majority of asset managers will not be fully compliant before Q4, according to a new survey conducted by Rsrchxchange.
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Regulation to make life ‘harder and harder’ for wealth firms
Regulation will make the job of a wealth manager “harder and harder” over the coming years, Quilter Cheviot’s Mark Hallam has said.
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Wealth firms ‘unprepared’ for game-changing data regulation
Most wealth managers are unaware of the need to prepare for game-changing new data protection rules coming into force in less than a year’s time according to two industry consultants.
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Hermes strengthens research team ahead of Mifid II
Hermes Investment Management has appointed Orla Murphy as research director in a newly created role within its investment office team.
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Caddick: Failing on Mifid II ‘not an option’
Fund groups are still not fully prepared for the introduction of Mifid II despite that not being ready is “not an option”, Santander Asset Management’s Tom Caddick has said.
