The Investment Association's (IA) report on hidden costs and charges has been blasted as "amateurish and totally misleading" in a damning attack from the industry.
A transparency code for asset managers will soon be introduced in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to improve and standardise the reporting of investment costs.
Industry involvement in the development of an investment cost disclosure code is good news says Helen Morrissey.
Senior pension figures have been appointed to advise the Investment Association (IA) on a new disclosure code for investment costs.
Stewart Bevan highlights the impact costs can have on scheme portfolios.
IGCs and trustees are still a long way from getting transparency on transaction costs, finds PP.
PP takes a look at the first IGC reports to see how the
Industry veteran Neil Woodford has become one of the first fund managers to stop charging clients for research, paving the way for further changes around fee transparency in the asset management industry.
The Investment Association (IA) has introduced a working group to help establish a new code for disclosing asset management fees and costs.
With so many issues currently under consultation Con Keating highlights key concerns.