All investment fees articles
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NewsNorway overrules FSA on fund fees, saving pension funds NOK8bn, says lobby
Finance Ministry disagrees with FSA that mutual fund managers are subcontractors
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NewsDutch pension fund costs hit €10bn
Pension funds in the Netherlands paid more than €10bn in administration and asset management costs for the first time in 2020
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NewsDenmark acts to stop pension firms using insurance as bid sweetener
Danish FSA drafts legislation to force composite undertakings to separate life insurance activities from non-life
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NewsBig falls in management fees across some asset classes – report
Fees have declined significantly in areas such as emerging market equity, emerging market debt, and fund of hedge funds, according to bfinance
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NewsLCP questions high performance fees paid by ailing Dutch schemes
ABP and PFZW paid out €1.4bn in performance fees over five years – but could still cut pension payments
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NewsLGPS appoints tech firm to monitor investment costs and charges
Byhiras, a London-based technology group, will develop a monitoring and validation system for use by the UK’s £347bn local authority pension system
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Politicians urge government to legislate for cost disclosure
Industry cost reporting templates will not be sufficient to provide full transparency for pension funds and savers, argues Work and Pensions Select Committee
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NewsActive global equity fees have dropped 11% since 2017: LCP
Investors now pay more for credit and liability-driven investment managers than for equity managers, consultancy’s fee survey reports
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NewsEU court sinks investment cost tax reclaim case for UK charities
Cambridge University has been denied the right to reclaim VAT on fund management fees, casting doubt over the future tax situation for UK charities
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NewsCost transparency poses threat to asset managers, says Moody’s
The UK’s Cost Transparency Initiative will ‘encourage institutional investors to negotiate rebates’, according to credit rating agency
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NewsManagers urged to comply with new cost disclosure templates
Minister warns government could legislate to enforce new transparency codes if managers fail to adopt the templates voluntarily
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Chart of the Week: At the precipice of cost transparency
Cost disclosure templates for UK institutional investors could emerge as soon as next week, conference delegates heard on Tuesday
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LGPS investment costs hit £1bn as cost code sheds light on fees
Public sector pension funds in England and Wales reported higher investment costs after a new code of transparency started to take effect
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Cost transparency firm hails quartet of ‘exceptional’ asset managers [updated]
Chris Sier’s ClearGlass highlights four stand-out performers from 105 manager interactions – although another five have failed to provide data
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NewsLGPS to create compliance system for cost transparency code
Compliance and reporting system would be accompanied by policy for delisting
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Clients pay APG more in fees despite lower outperformance
Asset manager cites shift to internal asset management and explains that fees weren’t linked to performance
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UK regulator demands improvement on ‘misleading’ fee disclosure
Asset managers ‘generally do not disclose all associated costs and charges’ and could face further regulatory action
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NewsWatchdog to ‘level playing field’ on costs for DC schemes
FCA launches consultation on how to ensure value for money for defined contribution scheme members
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ESG investing does not cost more, research shows
Being a responsible investor doesn’t come with extra investment costs, according to research by a Dutch consultant
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PwC: Asset management costs to drop 20% by 2025
Asset managers must embrace new technology to cushion decreasing income, says consultancy group
