FE fundinfo flags five 2026 compliance shifts
FE fundinfo identified five major compliance shifts asset managers must tackle in 2026 — from strengthened UK/EU disclosure rules and AIFMD II rollouts to new AI oversight demands — signalling urgent upgrades to ESG data, labelling and verification processes. Firms that lag on data pipelines and impact verification risk losing investor trust and facing regulatory friction. (itbrief.asia)
FE fundinfo’s Global Regulatory Outlook 2026 was published on 30 March 2026 as a yearly briefing for asset managers outlining the regulatory calendar and priority enforcement dates. (fefundinfo.com)) FE fundinfo flags the UK Consumer Composite Investments (CCI) regime as starting an optional transition on 6 April 2026 with a firm compliance deadline of 8 June 2027 and describes the window as a 14‑month transitional period for migrating from PRIIPs/UCITS disclosures. (fefundinfo.com)) The report highlights the EU’s AIFMD II implementation deadline of 16 April 2026 and lists new obligations including loan‑origination rules, strengthened liquidity‑risk management and expanded ESG disclosure duties for Alternative Investment Fund Managers. (fefundinfo.com)) FE fundinfo notes the European Commission’s November 2025 SFDR 2.0 proposals that replace Article 8/9 labels with a three‑tier product categorisation, while implementation timing remains uncertain and commentators expect earliest applicability around early‑to‑mid 2028. (finance.ec.europa.eu)) On Asia‑Pacific disclosure, the report says Australia’s ASRS moves into a wider operational phase — expanding scope toward mid‑sized entities and asset owners with A$5 billion+ under management — and that Singapore has phased Scope‑3 reporting onto its listed issuers’ timetable (STI constituents’ Scope‑3 reporting from FY2026 under current frameworks). (fefundinfo.com)) FE fundinfo has concurrently been productising responses: the firm launched its Nexus AI capability in October 2025 and announced an AI‑driven CCI solution in March 2026, while partnering with data specialist Matter to deliver integrated sustainability and impact feeds. (ifamagazine.com)) The Outlook also flags concrete disclosure redesigns firms must operationalise now, for example the FCA’s CCI rules reshaping cost presentation around a single “ongoing costs figure” shown as a percentage and an amount and new presentation requirements that will require refreshed data pipelines and validation processes. (financialregulation.linklaters.com))
