The regulatory terrain around Consumer Duty continues to shift, with the FCA recently announcing plans to consult in the first half of 2026 on significant changes to how the Duty applies across distribution chains. This follows the regulator’s feedback statement earlier this year addressing concerns raised by industry stakeholders about proportionality and practical implementation. At...Read More

AssetQ, the World’s largest platform for independent digital fund due diligence information has launched an investment company service as the first step to consolidating information on all collective investment instrument types. The new service will help fund selectors to access detailed operational due diligence information from a single consolidated platform.  The service has been launched...Read More

We are delighted to announce that, following its own market analysis, FIL Investment Management Limited (Fidelity) has chosen AssetQ as fund due diligence provider for its platform fund governance and oversight. Fidelity has been able to start using AssetQ instantly and is integrating the system into its current fund platform due diligence process for the...Read More

How to Assess If Your Funds Are at Risk of Suspension Fund suspensions are nothing new and unfortunately such incidents will continue to happen in the future.  Naturally when a fund does suspend, this can invalidate a whole client portfolio from a suitability perspective, leaving organisations liable for the advice they provide. Remarkably access to the...Read More

Raising the bar: Inside AssetQ’s due diligence database The evidence is there that fund providers and fund selectors want a single platform for fund due diligence information. All seem to agree the gathering of due diligence information, which is a key aspect of the fund selection and the ongoing investment checking process, is time consuming,...Read More

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