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Serious flaws in newly-published Priips rules says Efama
The European Union has finally published details of its key information document (Kid), which are part of the controversial Priips guidelines, despite continued criticism from various industry bodies.
EU agrees to delay Priips until 2018
The European Commission (EC) has decided to delay the introduction of the controversial Priips regulation by one year.
Europe: a growing cash cow for asset managers
Europe’s share of the world economy may be declining steadily, but there is at least one area where the continent is growing in importance: asset management revenues. Global asset management companies are deriving an ever growing share of their revenue from Europe, at the expense of the United States.
EU-wide pension to fail like stakeholder schemes, says IFA
A Europe-wide single pension product may suffer the same “underwhelming” success as the UK’s stakeholder pensions, according to a leading European IFA firm.
Alternatives | 26 May 16
Ucits fund sales fall sharply in Q1, Efama data shows
Rock-bottom interest rates and plummeting consumer confidence saw a big drop in net sales of Ucits funds in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest figures published by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama).