investment

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

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.

Pension schemes are underperforming and employees are concerned about where their money is invested, according to Portus Consulting.

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.

As the consultancy market faces ever growing scrutiny Helen Morrissey asks if the current model is working for trustees and looks at how it needs to evolve

The 0.75% charge cap is forcing DC schemes to be creative in their investment strategy to generate adequate returns for members. One possible approach is factor-based investing, writes Michael Klimes

There are no boundaries to smaller schemes taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into consideration in their investment decisions says Mark Thompson.

The best approach to investment governance is debatable, but many large schemes have a similar approach. James Phillips reports

Contrary to common belief, getting fund managers to take account of ESG factors is not necessarily out of bounds for smaller schemes. Michael Klimes finds out how trustees can do it.

Bfinance has been appointed to provide investment advice for ten south west Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds which make up the Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP).