Schemes overcharged £4bn in FX costs each year

Stephanie Baxter
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Pension schemes are being overcharged at around £4bn in foreign exchange (FX) transaction costs each year, according to New Change FX.

Managing director Andrew Woolmer believes that schemes are paying too many basis points (bps) for their FX trades as a result of using the increasingly controversial London 4pm currency fix. The...

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