Mandatory vs discretionary documentation

Mandatory vs discretionary documentation: a tale of two processes?

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  What impact, if any, does the obligation around issuing documentation have on how they are produced within asset management firms? For example, are mandatory documents such as KIIDs (or KIDs) dealt with differently to discretionary documents such as factsheets? The co-existence of mandatory versus discretionary documentation within client reporting is an interesting one. Over many years working with blue-chip buy-side firms, it is not uncommon to see a divergence between functions...

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