Financial, Stock Exchange, Financial Markets, the cost of the Mutual Funds in Italy, Time evolution and international comparison
New discipline introduced by MiFID2 The work analyzes the structure and the evolution of the cost of Italian open-end mutual funds in the period 2012-2016. As a preliminary point, the work shows that a very high share of the costs goes to remunerate the distribution activity. In particular, around 70% of the commissions paid to asset management companies are absorbed by distribution costs. It is likely that the new regulation introduced by MiFID2, which contains more restrictive provisions regarding incentives, may lead to a revision of the current distribution and commission models. The study then analyzes in detail the costs of the funds, distinguishing between...
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