MiFID II: Clients' research charges seven times higher than costs borne by asset managers

Does it equate to superior performance?

Mike Sheen
clock • 2 min read

MiFID II rules regarding research costs - which force asset managers to choose whether to 'unbundle' research costs charged to clients or take the hit themselves - have seen fund charges for clients of asset managers in the former group reach up to 7.5 times that of those not charged for research.

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