Advisers join asset manager KID reform push
International advisers have joined European fund managers in a call to reform key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products – six months into implementation.
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Isle of Man reveals key commission disclosure details
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has revealed how insurers headquartered on the island will have to provide clients with information about commission and fees from 1 January 2019.
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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.
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Priips delay welcomed, 2018 start confirmed
The European Commission’s one-year extension to the introduction of key information documents (Kids) for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (Priips) has been welcomed across the investment sector.
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What is so wrong with KIDs?
Confusion surrounds key information documents
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IoM plans to enforce full commission disclosure worldwide
The Isle of Man regulator has announced plans to make it mandatory for international life companies based on the island to disclose to retail customers all commissions being paid to their financial adviser.
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Feifa labels Priips regs ‘unworkable’
Paul Stanfield, head of The Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers, has slammed the key information document (Kid) as “unworkable”, warning that implementing it in its current form would reduce choice for consumers.
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Efama blasts Priips document as ‘not fit-for-purpose’
Europe’s main asset management trade body has slammed the new consumer information requirements for those selling packaged retail and insurance-based investment products as a “danger” to investors.
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EC must remove ‘nightmare’ Priips clause, says AILO
The Association of International Life Offices (Ailo) has called on the European Commission to abandon a clause in the upcoming Priips regulation that will require fund manufacturers to provide KIDs on open-architecture bonds.
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Kii Hub makes senior hires as industry gears up for KIIDs
Kii Hub has made two senior hires.
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Getting ready for Ucits IV
KNEIPs Damien Coméliau explains the challenges of introducing Key Investor Information Documents.
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KII will need testing before we know it will work, warns Delcourt
While providers prepare for the costs of the KII, CSSF warns there could be more changes ahead.