Should UK pensions go Dutch on cost transparency?
Michael Klimes looks at the latest proposal to bring transparency on asset manager costs.
A paper by Chris Sier proposes practical ways to tackle the problem of hidden investment costs. Michael Klimes looks at how this could work.
At a glance Pressure is mounting on managers to be more transparent Sier argues the UK should emulate the Dutch market Trustees are under pressure to show they are giving members value for...
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