UK - The High Court heard on Monday that Unilever trustees were unaware of plans to change the benchmark against which Mercury Asset Management (MAM) would be assessed until after it became part of the contract.
This meant trustees were unaware of the greater risk the fund was being put under. Unilever alleges MAM, now trading as Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), acted negligently by failing to op...
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