MEP pours cold water on proposal to ban inducements – Ignites Europe
“…Last week members of the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee proposed an outright ban for investment firms to … Continue reading MEP pours cold water on proposal to ban inducements – Ignites Europe
Assets in European clean classes ‘may have peaked’ – Ignites Europe
Growth in client assets moving to rebate-free share classes for European cross-border funds has stalled, suggesting that the impact of … Continue reading Assets in European clean classes ‘may have peaked’ – Ignites Europe
Esma rejects EU-wide ban on inducements – Ignites Europe
Policymakers had been considering whether inducements for the provision of retail investment products should be banned across the EU, as … Continue reading Esma rejects EU-wide ban on inducements – Ignites Europe
Mifid II pushes fund managers to reduce turnover – Ignites Europe
Equity fund managers are not trading stocks as much as they used to following the introduction of new rules that … Continue reading Mifid II pushes fund managers to reduce turnover – Ignites Europe
Fund fee innovation ‘challenged’ by EU rules – Ignites Europe
Rules introduced under Mifid II at the start of last year are hindering the efforts of firms that are trying … Continue reading Fund fee innovation ‘challenged’ by EU rules – Ignites Europe
AllianzGI explores discounts for loyal fund investors – Ignites Europe
Allianz Global Investors is weighing the merits of offering loyalty discounts to fund investors as asset managers adopt increasingly innovative … Continue reading AllianzGI explores discounts for loyal fund investors – Ignites Europe
Firms to come under pressure to lower transaction costs: expert – Ignites Europe
MiFID II Transaction Fees – Some asset managers will come under pressure to lower high transaction costs following the introduction … Continue reading Firms to come under pressure to lower transaction costs: expert – Ignites Europe
Mifid II and Priips cause costs mayhem – Ignites Europe
New fund cost disclosures have thrown up extreme results that may be misleading to investors, experts say. The transaction cost … Continue reading Mifid II and Priips cause costs mayhem – Ignites Europe
Mifid II: How it affects your investments
… This will “challenge the perception of some fund products being always better value”, says Hugues Gilbert, chief executive of … Continue reading Mifid II: How it affects your investments
Fund managers passing research costs to clients are ‘taking a risk’
Analysts and observers anticipate pressure from clients over the minority of fund managers who have declined to absorb the cost … Continue reading Fund managers passing research costs to clients are ‘taking a risk’