Fiduciary management

The National Farmers' Union of England and Wales (NFU) Staff Pension Scheme has appointed Russell Investments as fiduciary manager after an open tender.

The Competition and Markets Authority has (CMA) set out the coverage of its "thorough and independent" investigation of investment consultants and fiduciary managers, and what action it could decide to take.

The market is now under investigation by the competition watchdog following the FCA's decision to recommend a probe, writes Stephanie Baxter

With fiduciary mandates on the rise and managers in the spotlight after the FCA's asset management study, James Phillips explores what trustees want from them.

The trustee of the IPC Media Pension Scheme has appointed BlackRock as fiduciary manager to run around £600m of assets.

Schroders has restructured its UK institutional business in a bid to strengthen focus on its fiduciary management business.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to refer the investment consulting market for a competition investigation.

Fiduciary management is undoubtedly a sound product - and can help many trustee boards speed up decision- making, bolster effectiveness and improve outcomes.

The T-Mobile International UK Pension Scheme has appointed BlackRock as its first fiduciary manager after an open tender.

Veolia UK Pension Trustees has announced it has appointed Schroders to be the fiduciary manager for its largest defined benefit schemes, which have a combined asset value of £880m.