Fees & Costs – Page 6
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NewsDutch pension funds ask government to pay for supervisory cost increases
Additional supervisory costs related to the pension transition should be financed by tax payers rather than pension funds, according to Dutch social partners
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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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NewsUK roundup: Investors back call for large companies to provide cost-of-living support
Plus: Workplace pension provider B&CE to change name to People’s Partnership; Gulf International Bank Pension Scheme picks Aon for advice
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NewsLPPI ceo calls on LGPS to accelerate asset pooling
The pool revised projections and is now expecting to deliver net cost savings of more than £200m by 2025, more than £350m by 2030 and more than £500m by 2035
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Asset managers call on FTSE companies to review executive pay in light of cost-of-living crisis
Retention and motivation of employees below executive level will be key for many companies, while board decisions could impact on productivity of whole workforce
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Tweaked recipe for Finnish pension contributions to boost costs transparency
For first time, upfront cost for employers set to vary between occupational pension providers depending on administrative efficiency
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NewsBaFin to survey IORPs on costs reporting
Listing information on sponsoring companies is likely to be a challenge
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NewsDWP launches consultation on broadening DC investment opportunities
Enabling our occupational schemes to take advantage of long-term illiquid investment is one of the UK government’s key priorities
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Performance fees propel Dutch asset management costs to record €13.5bn
Dutch pension funds saw a 46% cost rise in 2021 due to record-high performance fees paid to private equity managers
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UK roundup: Pension schemes boost stress testing as risk increases
Plus: FTSE 350 pension schemes’ surplus falls back to £5bn; Professional trustee market soars
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Danish pension fund P+ extends crisis measure as markets plunge
Labour market pension scheme steps up withdrawal penalties on savings withdrawals after market turbulence
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PPF to cut levy as it concludes strategy review
As its funding approach matures the PPF has set out fresh funding priorities and a revised funding objective to be assesed by a new resilience test
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Consultants call on UK trustees to study impact of borrowing costs
‘Rising borrowing costs are bad news for corporate Britain,’ says LCP
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ClearGlass research identifies ‘value for money’ asset managers
Giving both asset managers and asset owners a true picture of how the market is functioning
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NewsPension fund spending on stress tests and modelling to surge, says Ortec Finance
The biggest factor driving this increased spend is the growing focus by pension funds on illiquid, unlisted, and esoteric assets
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Academics find ‘sweet spot’ for investors seeking to balance ESG scores and returns
Research may prove controversial, given the increasingly popular belief that ESG performance does not require investors to compromise returns
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Dutch retail fund runs into trouble with new Capgemini admin system
Pensioenfonds Detailhandel is the French IT firm’s first client for pension administration
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AP4, PFZW win plaudits for transparency in international pension fund ranking
Canada’s CPP Investments ranked as most transparent pension fund overall, while PFZW, AP4 assessed as most open pension fund on costs, responsible investment
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USS emphasises value for money after ‘unwelcome’ benefit changes
UK universities pension scheme says analysis shows it is almost a quarter cheaper than peers
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NewsLondon CIV posts gross savings of £25m
‘We do understand the challenges involved as each client fund wants to make investment decisions based on their decisions about strategic asset allocations,’ says chair
