Fiduciary appointments should require independent advice
Patrick McCoy says the CMA's proposal for all fiduciary management appointments to go to tender will only work if pension funds take independent investment advice
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed that on average pension funds pay 10 times more for fiduciary management (23 bps) compared to investment consulting (2 bps). Profit margins are...
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