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PRIIPs KID

The Regulation on Key Information Documents for Packaged Retail Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs KID) introduced a new pan-European pre-contractual product disclosure document, applicable as of 1 January 2018.

Our expertise

We are well-placed to advise on PRIIPs KID:

  • We have market-leading Structured Products practices, focused in the UK and Germany, as well as other European and US, Asian and Australian centres (for further details, see our Derivatives & Structured Products expertise page)
  • Since the release of the White Paper in November 2014, we have been at the forefront of client and industry education on PRIIPs KID
  • We present regularly to leading houses on PRIIPS KID content and implementation issues and have produced a full stack of briefings
  • We are working with a number of clients on PRIIPs KID implementation issues including to review/draft templates and to consider their internal governance processes
  • We have an excellent Financial Regulation team with whom we work closely to ensure all connections are made as to MiFID II / Product Governance given the significant overlap with PRIIPs KID.

PRIIPs KID resources

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Briefings

View our full range of publications and briefings on this topic

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Sources of regulation

Legislation currently in force as well as draft delegated regulations and RTS

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Timeline

Key implementation dates of the PRIIPs KID requirements

Process

Pre-notification requirements

The Member States that require pre-notification of PRIIPs KIDs

Key contacts

The information provided is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all developments in the law and practice, or to cover all aspects of those referred to.
Readers should take legal advice before applying it to specific issues or transactions.