Report examines how British advisors have implemented RDR requirements
Selling products outside the jurisdiction of securities regulators may seem desirable
Regulator releases final Statement of Priorities for 2013-14
Early experience in the U.K. suggests that the impact may not be as harsh as feared
Some representatives of the fund-management and dealer industries say that small investors could be hurt by any ban on embedded trailer fees for mutual fund products if they’re faced with separate advisory fees instead. If the trailer fee is banned, investors could pay an advisory fee based on a percentage of invested assets, a separate […]
The fund industry and consumer advocates hold sharply different views on mutual fund trailer fees
Investors and stakeholders to discuss issues of embedded compensation
New research suggests Canadians pay fees at the same rate as Americans, and that the U.S. model could cost clients more over time
But a commissions ban would affect the marginal advisor
Most mutual fund firms want to retain current fee structures, but some are calling for change