How Regulation Is Driving Down Mutual Fund Costs Around the World
Disclosure requirements and regulation of mutual fund costs are powerful tools for regulators. Grant Kennaway, Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd., and Christina West, Morningstar Research Services LLC Feb 18, 2020 Link Copied Regulation is one of the key drivers of increasingly low mutual fund fees around the world, as identified in the Fees and Expenses chapter of Morningstar’s latest Global Investor Experience Study, or GIE. While other drivers of lower fees include investor awareness, competition, and the growth of passive products, regulation is the most powerful top-down driver that can ...