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Thirty-one investment trusts have announced a change to their fee structure over the past year, and 28 of these will result in a fee reduction, according to the Association of
Costs have a big impact on returns, with half a percentage point of difference in fees adding up to a significant sum over the course of a decade. You can
EU fund managers remain entrenched on fund retrocessions, while the UK has tentatively shown that banning commissions could be healthy for the funds industry. view full article
The European Commission has toned down its support for a full ban on inducements as it prepares to propose measures designed to increase retail investment in the EU. Mairead McGuinness,
“…Hugues Gillibert, chief executive officer of Fitz Partners, a specialist fee research firm, says that while creating a share class with a higher fee “is always feasible”, there are challenges
EU funds could face new provisions designed to ensure they are delivering value for money for investors as Brussels prepares to bring forth a new plan to boost retail investment
ESG funds remain cheaper than non-ESG products, according to research by Fitz Partners. The number of ESG-labelled fund products in Europe grew by 89% last year, while the gap between
The difference in fees charged by environmental, social and governance funds in Europe and their conventional peers has narrowed over the past year, according to analysis by fund research company
Rising fee income from ESG funds was a bright spot in an otherwise bleak year for asset managers. Asset managers saw fee income from sustainable bond and equity funds multiply
Sustainable bond funds saw the biggest revenue increase in percentage terms, jumping 384% last year to $215m, according to estimates exclusively provided to Financial News by Fitz Partners. Fitz Partners, which analysed