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Investment Association sets out vision for technology transformation in fund markets
07 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK buy-side trade body claims that the funds industry is approaching a major technology transformation driven by tokenisation and use of digital native assets in the collective investment fund products of the future

Confluence set to acquire Fundpeak
16 April 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Fundpeak’s solutions help funds produce multilingual factsheets for marketing purposes and to meet local regulatory reporting requirements

EUSIPA pleads for exempting structured PRIIPs from new RTS
23 February 2021 Germany
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EUSIPA says it recognises the challenges involved in bringing a diverse range of asset classes into the scope of the PRIIPs Regulation

EFAMA demands extension for new PRIIPS rules implementation
05 February 2021 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“With only eleven months remaining, there is insufficient time left for fund managers (and other product manufacturers) to properly implement the envisaged wide-ranging changes,” says EFAMA

EFAMA calls for urgent PRIIPs review and UCITS exemption extension
05 August 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The association suggested that this long-overdue review is now unavoidable and should be initiated with urgency to prevent further harm to the interest of retail investors

Fundsmith chooses Zeidler to produce KIIDs for UCITS funds
03 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Fundsmith has selected the Zeidler Group to produce key investor information documents (KIIDs) for its UCITS funds

ALFI welcomes CBDF final outcome
23 April 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ALFI welcomes the final outcomes of the interinstitutional negotiations on the European Commission’s 2016 proposal on CBDF

SGSS selected by Greentech Capital Advisors
12 December 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Greentech Capital Advisors has selected Societe Generale Securities Services to be the provider of ManCo, fund administration, custody and trustee services in Ireland

EFAMA: PRIIPs regulations not fit for purpose
20 November 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

PRIIPs are not fit for purpose, according to the EFAMA

Evidence Paper confirms failings of regulation for investors
29 June 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The EFAMA has published an evidence paper, which confirms the failings of the regulation for investors

KNEIP: PRIIPS implementation time too tight
18 April 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

As many as 95 percent of affected firms are “concerned” about the time scale of implementation of the PRIIPs regulation, according to a KNEIP survey...

BNY Mellon: Prepare for PRIIPs or pay later
11 January 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset managers should pay attention to packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) regulation, or risk more costs in the long run, according to Paul North...