Asset Management

FCA slams fund managers over value assessment failures

Regulator says fund managers are falling short on value rules

According to a review of 18 fund managers published by the FCA on 6 July, most are not meeting the regulator’s standards when assessing the value of their funds
According to a review of 18 fund managers published by the FCA on 6 July, most are not meeting the regulator’s standards when assessing the value of their funds Photo: Alamy

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has found that most managers are not assessing the value of their funds in a compliant way.

Authorised fund managers have had to produce assessments of value on an annual basis for the last two years, after a flagship review from the regulator found that a lack of competition among providers on fees and charges meant that investors were frequently being overcharged.

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