A new U.K. Consumer Composite Investments (CCI) regime comes into force on April 6 and will apply to all firms that manufacture or distribute CCI products to retail investors in the U.K. This includes some firms that are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The new CCI regime replaces disclosure requirements under the onshored PRIIPS and UCITS regimes. It covers investment products including open-ended funds, closed-ended funds, recognised funds, structured products, structured deposits, contracts for difference, insurance-based investment products, and other complex products such as derivatives.

Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine...