Schroders first asset manager to sign up to PTL's Clear Funds initiative
Schroders has become the first asset manager to sign up to Clear Funds, a transaction cost assessment service launched by PTL in January 2018.
The independent trustee firm launched the service in a bid to allow asset managers to provide trustees and independent governance committees (IGCs) with a fuller picture of the total investment costs and...
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