Warning insurers are creating 'governance gap' for contract schemes

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Insurance companies are failing to regularly monitor their asset managers, according to research by FairPensions.

The responsible investment campaigners identified a "governance gap" between contract-based pension schemes run by insurance companies and trust-based schemes which have a board of trustees. The...

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