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Schemes are paying asset managers higher fees despite lower rates
Schemes are paying asset managers higher fees despite lower rates

Some pension schemes could be paying investment managers 70% more in fees compared to six years according to Lane, Clark and Peacock (LCP).

  • Investment
  • 10 April 2017
Investment charge transparency only way to build trust, say experts
Investment charge transparency only way to build trust, say experts

'Asset management is a simple business but it's not an easy business'

  • Investment
  • 12 May 2016
Has there been any progress towards cost transparency?
Has there been any progress towards cost transparency?

IGCs and trustees are still a long way from getting transparency on transaction costs, finds PP.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 April 2016
Welsh Funds choose BlackRock to manage £2.8bn of passive funds
Welsh Funds choose BlackRock to manage £2.8bn of passive funds

BlackRock has been chosen to run nearly £2.8bn of passive assets by the eight Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) known collectively as the Welsh Funds.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 April 2016
FCA warns of asset manager failings on closet trackers
FCA warns of asset manager failings on closet trackers

The UK watchdog has discovered problems with how some asset managers market their funds after finding several actively managed products that in reality closely track benchmarks.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 April 2016
Aegon is improving value for money by cutting charges, says IGC
Aegon is improving value for money by cutting charges, says IGC

Aegon is reducing or simplifying charges for over 600,000 contributing members of workplace schemes, according to its independent governance committee (IGC).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 April 2016
Are regulators doing enough to tackle closet indexation?
Are regulators doing enough to tackle closet indexation?

Despite heightened awareness of index huggers, this cosy practice is still a big problem, finds PP.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 March 2016
Should UK pensions go Dutch on cost transparency?
Should UK pensions go Dutch on cost transparency?

Michael Klimes looks at the latest proposal to bring transparency on asset manager costs.

  • Transaction Cost Analysis
  • 11 March 2016
Investment Association forms panel to set up new disclosure code
Investment Association forms panel to set up new disclosure code

The Investment Association (IA) has introduced a working group to help establish a new code for disclosing asset management fees and costs.

  • Industry
  • 01 March 2016
LGPS fund management costs rise 51% in one year

The local government pension scheme's (LGPS) reported investment costs have increased to £748m and charges per member have more than doubled in six years, according to a report.

  • Investment
  • 18 December 2015
Pension schemes want more control over hedge funds investments

Schemes are looking to increase their control of asset allocation in hedge funds and move away from fund of funds structures, according to a fund manager.

  • Industry
  • 15 December 2015
FCA begins major probe into asset managers and consultants

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating asset managers and investment consultants over concerns about value for money and conflicts of interest.

  • Investment
  • 18 November 2015
Schemes urged to review fund manager contracts to avoid nasty surprises

Pension schemes must review their contracts with investment managers to identify issues that could put trustees' fiduciary duties at risk, according to Squire Patton Boggs.

  • Investment
  • 04 November 2015
Are some LGPS funds really paying 43 times more than others in investment fees?

Investment management fees paid by local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds last year ranged from two basis points (bps) all the way up to 86 bps, official figures show.

  • Investment
  • 27 October 2015
Is the balance of power shifting from asset managers to trustees?

Trustees are learning to get bolshy over contracts

  • Investment
  • 26 August 2015
Asset managers must change or suffer the consequences

James d'Ath explains why increasing demands from investors for transparency means change is inevitable.

  • Investment
  • 16 July 2015
How do costs vary among the biggest schemes?

Mark Hodgkinson looks at the varying costs incurred by £1bn plus schemes

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 May 2015
Fee transparency: Are trustees living in blissful ignorance?

Con Keating says experience suggests trustees know less than they think

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 April 2015
Schemes struggle to find out what they pay in fees

The majority of the pensions industry believe it is difficult for schemes to find out what they are actually paying in asset management fees, according to research from PP.

  • Investment
  • 16 April 2015
Why costs and fees matter

How fees based on AUM are distorting and misleading

  • Investment
  • 08 April 2015
Why have asset management fees risen since 2010?

PP looks at research finding managers are charging higher fees than ever

  • Investment
  • 01 April 2015
Asset manager fees increase ahead of inflation, even when they underperform

Asset managers are charging higher fees than ever with fees for some mandates rising up to 60% over the previous five years, according to research by LCP.

  • Investment
  • 30 March 2015

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