Four questions in debate over value assessments – Ignites Europe

The UK regulator’s plans for “paring back” the level of detailed information authorised fund managers must include in their annual value assessment reports have divided opinion.

Asset managers have welcomed the proposals, released earlier this month, to publish only a summary and conclusions in reports, which they say would “reduce unnecessary burdens”.

Data from Fitz Partners suggests that the Financial Conduct Authority’s changes have worked as intended, with the fall in average ongoing charges for actively managed equity funds accelerating after the introduction of the reforms in September 2019.

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