Newly Authorised Funds over last 10 years

Reference Case Number: FOI8911

Freedom of Information: Right to know request:

Q1: The number of new scheme applications that we have received for the past 10 years

Q2: The number of alteration applications received from Authorised Fund Managers to amend funds for the past 10 years

Refined request of FOI8825 which asked for:

The number of newly authorised funds every year for the past 10 years

The number of newly authorised funds were labelled ESG every year for the past 10 years

The number of funds that have amended an authorisation every year for the past 10 years

The five top reasons for fund amendment for the past 10 years

FCA response:

1. The number of new scheme applications received for the past 10 years

The number of applications for the authorisation of new UCITS, Non UCITS Retail Schemes and Qualified Investor Schemes received since 2011 can be found in the table below.

Year	Applications
2011	60
2012	66
2013	65
2014	69
2015	69
2016	45
2017	64
2018	79
2019	59
2020	73
2021	32

*Please note records did not start until mid-2011 so this is not a full year.

2. The number of alteration applications received from Authorised Fund Managers to amend funds for the past 10 years?

The number of alteration applications for UCITS, Non UCITS Retail Schemes and Qualified Investor Schemes received since 2011 can be seen in the table below.

Year	Applications
2011	952
2012	1,053
2013	1,061
2014	1,209
2015	1,212
2016	924
2017	1,163
2018	1,534
2019	1,507
2020	1,159
2021	1,245

Please note records did not start until mid-2011 so the figures provided for 2011 do not cover the full year.

Date of Release: 31/01/2022

Newly Authorised Funds over last 10 years - January 2022

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