Warning 'flawed' PRIIPs extension would impact credibility of global UCITS brand

Clash over regulation continues

Mike Sheen
clock • 5 min read

Industry bodies representing the UK and EU asset management industry are at odds over whether the planned extension of troubled PRIIPs regulations to cover a wider range of strategies including UCITS vehicles from 31 December 2019 should go ahead, while the European Commission (EC) has clashed with top EU regulators over the plan.

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