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[Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/the-funds-getting-the-lions-share-of-adviser-attention) ## [Cost disclosure requirements under MiFID II explained](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/cost-disclosure-requirements-under-mifid-ii-explained) By [Flora Glaister](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/author/flora-glaister) You will be hard-pressed to find someone working in the asset management industry today who is not aware, on some level, that the implementation date for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) is less than a year away (3 January 2018). Despite the year long delay last October, time is truly of the essence as the European Parliament requires the directive to be transposed into national legislation by member states as soon as 3 July 2017. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/cost-disclosure-requirements-under-mifid-ii-explained) ## [Risk targeted multi-asset funds: is performance getting lost in translation?](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/risk-targeted-multi-asset-funds-is-performance-getting-lost-in-translation) By [Flora Glaister](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/author/flora-glaister) Multi-asset funds have seen significant growth of late, with figures from the Investment Association (IA) showing that multi-asset fund sales reached £2.6 billion in 2016.   [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/risk-targeted-multi-asset-funds-is-performance-getting-lost-in-translation) ## [Wellian Investment Solutions use FE’s FinXL to carry out flexible and accurate fund research](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/wellian-investment-solutions-use-fes-finxl-to-carry-out-flexible-and-accurate-fund-research) By [Flora Glaister](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/author/flora-glaister) When Richard Philbin, Chief Investment Officer at Wellian Investment Solutions, sought a flexible, automated approach to building his team’s sophisticated fund research reports he adopted FE’s FinXL, an excel add-in that pulls data from FE’s database, to support his use of FE Analytics. 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The overall study aims to assess how competition in the market is working and to what extent investors are getting value for money, and is set to be published in February 2017.  [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/fes-5-key-takeaways-from-the-fcas-interim-report) ## [How can we help with your European PRIIPs Templates (EPTs)?](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/how-can-we-help-with-your-european-priips-template) By [Flora Glaister](https://info.fefundinfo.com/asset-managers-institutions/author/flora-glaister) Following the success of our recent EPT breakfast briefing, which saw industry leaders come together and share their expertise on the upcoming requirements under the PRIIPs regulation, we thought we would share a quick video detailing how we can help you with your EPT needs. 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