| EU funds continue to reduce costs-at low and varying pace
January 14, 2025--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its seventh market report on the costs and performance of EU retail investment products, showing a decline in the costs of investing in key financial products. |
| Despite this decline the cost levels of funds in the EU remain high by international standards. With more than 50,000 funds and an average fund size almost 10 times smaller than that of for example US mutual funds, EU funds do not exhaust the economies of scale commensurate with the EU’s single market. The market inefficiencies revealed by this higher cost level shows the need to focus on the competitiveness of EU markets, within a future Savings and Investments Union.
The key findings in the report are: UCITS costs decline gradually, from high levels: Costs have declined, but investors should continue to consider fund fees carefully in their investment decisions-especially since costs have not dropped for all categories of funds: ongoing costs of mixed funds and equity passive funds have been relatively stable over time. |
| Columbia Threadneedle Investments expanding US active ETF range to Europe
May 19, 2025--A 'natural expansion' for the firm |