All competition and markets authority articles – Page 2
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Pension funds must tender fiduciary mandates, regulator says
UK pension funds must conduct competitive tender for any fiduciary mandate covering more than 20% of assets
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Competition inquiry has hindered fiduciary managers, report finds
KPMG sees slowdown in fidiciary expansion but ‘may represent a blip rather than lower growth in the long term’
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Fiduciary managers: CMA sticks to its guns after data criticism
Competition regulator still finds adverse effects on competition after revisiting data on fiduciary costs
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UK announces further review of audit market competitiveness
Competition and Markets Authority to fast-track probe into continued dominance of ‘Big Four’ auditors
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Mercer hits out at competition regulator’s data use
Data analysis errors ‘cast doubt on the credibility’ of CMA’s call for regulatory intervention in fiduciary management
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UK regulators boost senior oversight teams
TPR hires from FCA as it prepares to take on new powers granted by government
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Advisers, fiduciaries respond to ‘softer stance’ from competition regulator
But some dispute the findings of adverse effects on market and customers from the CMA
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UK schemes must tender fiduciary contracts, competition body says
CMA finds adverse effects on market competition in investment consulting and fiduciary management sectors
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Willis Towers Watson launches bundled service for DB schemes
OneDB combines admin, actuarial and investment services to set schemes on a path to full funding – and, perhaps, consolidation
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'Sharp decline' in UK scheme retendering for investment consultants
Share of schemes retendering down 16 percentage points over past 10 years, according to IC Select
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Fiduciary managers back performance reporting standard
IC Select’s guidelines come amid unprecedented regulatory pressure on fiduciary providers
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PLSA warns CMA against adding to ‘crowded trustee guidance space’
Competition watchdog also considering measures to inform trustees about switching costs
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Consultants steering trustees towards own fiduciary services, says CMA
Competition watchdog admits that it is ‘not straightforward to say how the practices might impact competition’
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Consultant-recommended funds do not beat market, says watchdog
Competition and Markets Authority says analysis fits into its value-for-money scrutiny of sector
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CMA finds evidence of poor competition in consultants sector
Trustees, as customers, are not getting necessary information to judge value for money, says competition watchdog
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You’ve got us wrong, investment consultants tell UK regulators
Aon Hewitt argues competition means there is no ‘big three’ dominance
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Consultants enquiry: Industry pushes back at CMA proposals [updated]
Initial feedback to competition enquiry highlights difficulties with watchdog’s ideas
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Consultants enquiry: Schemes urge caution from watchdog
Competition enquiry must tread carefully despite ‘persistent concerns’ from pension schemes, says PLSA
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UK roundup: CMA seeks trustee input for consultants inquiry
Plus: Russell’s £100m fiduciary mandate; NEST appoints new adviser; FCA launches manager authorisation hub
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Joseph Mariathasan: Are consultants the referees or the players?
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority needs to know what game is being played before assessing the rules
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