Industry reacts to FCA study: Fund rationalisation, significant costs and 'immoral' profits

'FCA's finest ever piece of work'

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Reaction to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Asset Management Study has indicated "significant cost implications" for the industry and a "renewed amount of fund rationalisations" as firms implement the FCA's proposals.

Key proposals include an 'all-in' fund fee, with four options for how this might work in practice, and improved communication about charges and their impact on performance. In addition, the regulator suggested a range of potential remedies to help investors consider whether to switch away from poorly-performing funds, especially closet trackers. FCA Asset Management Study: Top ten takeaways for retail industry These include the FCA ‘shining a light' on funds with long-term underperformance, or asset managers being required to tell investors when their products are underperforming r...

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