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BlackRock to introduce tiered fees to UK range – Ignites Europe

BlackRock will introduce tiered fees to its UK-domiciled fund range as the UK regulator pressures asset managers to pass on … Continue reading BlackRock to introduce tiered fees to UK range – Ignites Europe →

We have picked the main current areas of discussion across the European fund industry linked to fund governance: ESMA Common … Continue reading Fitz Partners News: Fund Governance, Regulations & Fund Boards →

Pressure could grow on “dinosaur” asset managers to cut management fees on larger funds, as Columbia Threadneedle joins a … Continue reading ‘Dinosaur’ firms put on notice as Columbia Threadneedle cuts fees on larger funds – Ignites Europe →

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent review of fund managers’ Assessment of Value (AoV) reports makes for “pretty damning” reading … Continue reading FCA value assessment review: An ‘uncomfortable read’ but unsurprising →

A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) review of fund managers’ Assessment of Value (AoV) reports has revealed widespread failures in the … Continue reading FCA warns of potential intervention after damning review of fund value assessments →

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 … Continue reading Fund managers falling short on assessing the value of their funds – FCA →

The Financial Conduct Authority has found some authorised corporate directors (ACDs) are operating in the asset management market with inadequate … Continue reading FCA report highlights failures in ACD market →

“We wanted to test the viability of the host Authorised Fund Manager (AFM) business models and assess whether conflicts of … Continue reading Review of host Authorised Fund Management firms – FCA →

Columbia Threadneedle has started a review into fund fees with a specific focus on the way economies of scale are … Continue reading Columbia Threadneedle embarks on fee review – Ignites Europe →

The UK financial watchdog says some fund boards have misinterpreted its rules for value assessments and are failing to analyse … Continue reading FCA pushes asset managers to assess profitability – Ignites Europe →