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Category: FCA

FCA value assessment review: An ‘uncomfortable read’ but unsurprising – Investment Week

July 7, 2021

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent review of fund managers’ Assessment of Value (AoV) reports makes for “pretty damning” reading and marks a “huge blow” to firms, although the findings

Fund managers falling short on assessing the value of their funds – FCA

July 6, 2021

A review of 18 fund managers between July 2020 and May 2021, covering different business models and sizes, found most had not implemented Assessments of Value (AoVs) arrangements that met FCA standards. view full publication

FCA report highlights failures in ACD market – Portfolio Adviser

June 30, 2021

The Financial Conduct Authority has found some authorised corporate directors (ACDs) are operating in the asset management market with inadequate standards in place. The findings come in a review published on Wednesday

Review of host Authorised Fund Management firms – FCA

June 30, 2021

“We wanted to test the viability of the host Authorised Fund Manager (AFM) business models and assess whether conflicts of interests were being effectively managed.” “From Q4 2019 to Q4

Why CCI will push more funds into higher risk categories – Funds Europe

March 19, 2026

Asset managers squeeze fees paid to fund boards – Ignites Europe

March 2, 2026

Fund boards set to strip back UK value assessments – Ignites Europe

February 23, 2026

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