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Why ESG has a branding problem
Why ESG has a branding problem

For too long, ESG has been talked about as if it were something outside our main investment process. Jonathan Stapleton says this must change.

  • Investment
  • 10 May 2019
Institutional investors concerned about passive investment market risk
Institutional investors concerned about passive investment market risk

Two thirds (62%) of institutional investors believe the popularity of passive investing has increased systematic risk, research by Natixis Investment Managers finds.

  • Investment
  • 21 December 2018
Brunel transitions first £6bn of assets to LGIM
Brunel transitions first £6bn of assets to LGIM

The Brunel Pension Partnership has transitioned £6bn of local government pension scheme (LGPS) assets to Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).

  • Investment
  • 23 July 2018
Why schemes are flocking to passive funds
Why schemes are flocking to passive funds

Research finds passive funds are to increase in usage by 6% per annum at least until the end of the decade. James Phillips explores the reasons behind the increasing shift

  • Investment
  • 15 June 2018
More active managers outperformed in 2017 amid low volatility
More active managers outperformed in 2017 amid low volatility

After a disappointing 2016, last year proved to be a better year for active managers with 44% beating their benchmarks. Stephanie Baxter reports

  • Investment
  • 27 April 2018
Spotlight shines on active funds as 72% failed to outperform in 2016
Spotlight shines on active funds as 72% failed to outperform in 2016

Last year posed huge challenges for active investment as markets were driven by politics rather than economics. Stephanie Baxter looks at research showing a large fall in managers beating the benchmark

  • Investment
  • 15 May 2017
Time for change on fees
Time for change on fees

An LCP report shows current fund charging strategies do not serve schemes well. Helen Morrissey looks at the issue

  • Investment
  • 13 April 2017
Are master trusts too focused on keeping costs down?
Are master trusts too focused on keeping costs down?

A DCIF report raises concerns about lack of investment choice in master trusts and difficulties in distinguishing between providers. Michael Klimes explores the details

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 February 2017
Active management back on the agenda as investors face bumpy 2017

Investors will eye up active and alternative strategies next year to help them cope with market volatility arising from economic and political forces, according to research.

  • Investment
  • 13 December 2016
FCA's Bailey: Fund fee caps would not effectively drive competition
FCA's Bailey: Fund fee caps would not effectively drive competition

Proposes all-in fee on funds

  • Investment
  • 18 November 2016
Is there a winning formula to get value for money?
Is there a winning formula to get value for money?

There has long been a debate about which investment strategy, whether active or passive, delivers the best value for money. Michael Klimes looks at how trustees can find the best strategy

  • Investment
  • 18 October 2016
Godfrey: We must do more to explain merits of active management
Godfrey: We must do more to explain merits of active management

The pensions and investment industry needs to be much more explicit about the objectives of active management, according to former Investment Association (IA) head Daniel Godfrey.

  • Investment
  • 12 October 2016
How trustees can find good active fund managers
How trustees can find good active fund managers

In these challenging economic times it is essential to have skilled active fund managers but they are tricky to identify. Michael Klimes looks at how to find them.

  • Investment
  • 03 October 2016
LGPS Frameworks launches passive manager tender
LGPS Frameworks launches passive manager tender

A tender has been opened to find passive fund managers for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) at affordable levels.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 09 September 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
Majority of active equity managers face extinction

Despite a decade of fierce debate over fees, many active equity managers in the UK have remained impervious to the global rise of passives. However, a growing bank of parlous historical data and changes in smart passive design may yet precipitate a great extinction according to Nick Samuels.

  • Investment
  • 26 February 2016
Seeking value for money - The benefits of exchange traded products
Seeking value for money - The benefits of exchange traded products

Rima Haddad looks at how exchange traded products can fit into a scheme portfolio.

  • Investment
  • 27 January 2016
BT Pension Scheme pulls £8.4bn bond mandate from Hermes
BT Pension Scheme pulls £8.4bn bond mandate from Hermes

BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) has pulled its inflation-linked bond mandate from Hermes Investment Management, cutting assets under management (AUM) at the business - which it still owns - by more than a quarter.

  • Investment
  • 08 December 2015
Seven LGPS funds appoint LGIM to manage £6.5bn pooled investments
Seven LGPS funds appoint LGIM to manage £6.5bn pooled investments

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has been chosen to manage £6.5bn of passive pooled investments for seven local government pension schemes (LGPS) known as the "Shires".

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 November 2015
Why we're all failing pension savers
Why we're all failing pension savers

Short termism is short changing tomorrow's pensioners

  • Investment
  • 03 November 2015
Three quarters of active equity managers beaten by passives
Three quarters of active equity managers beaten by passives

Most active funds have underperformed their passive benchmarks over the last ten years, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.

  • Investment
  • 26 October 2015

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