06/01/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/01/2021 02:09
Announcement: HM Treasury to extend PRIIPs exemption for UCITS funds for five years
Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) funds are currently exempted from the requirements of the Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance-based Products (PRIIPs) Regulation. This means that, instead of producing a Key Information Document (KID), UCITS funds providers must produce a Key Investor Information Document (KIID), as per the requirements of the UCITS Directive. This exemption expires on 31 December 2021.
HM Treasury intends to legislate to extend this exemption to 31 December 2026. This legislation will be made under a power the Treasury was granted in the Financial Services Act 2021 to extend the current exemption by five years if required.