Four managers U-turn on MiFID II research costs [updated]
IPE lists 31 managers as having decided how they will comply with European cost unbundling rules
UK regulator confirms competition inquiry for investment consultants
The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate concerns about conflicts of interest in the fiduciary space
Politicians to probe UK universities pension scheme
Work and Pensions Committee seeks answers after USS reported a record funding deficit
LD to manage new DKK80bn fund under holiday law plan
Government committee proposes Danish pension fund as manager of ‘frozen’ holiday entitlements
Does the Canadian model produce alpha?
Keith Ambachtsheer reveals the value added by Canadian pension funds’ methods
Chris Sier appointed to lead UK cost transparency push
Outspoken campaigner will lead a working group to agree an industry standard disclosure template
Ireland removes DB protections from welfare bill
Minister calls for further debate as issues are deemed too complex to take forward
AP Pension hires PenSam’s Hemmingsen for insourcing push
Danish pension fund seeks equities chief after creating separate equities, bonds departments
Smart beta products facing transparency problems, investors say
Information about data-mining risk most difficult to obtain, according to EDHEC-Risk Institute poll
Top 400 Asset Managers 2017: Global passive assets hit €8trn
European institutional passive assets grew 17.5% annually between 2013 and 2017
Room for smaller players in UK's 'oligopolistic' pension consulting market
Martin Steward finds that the age of true dominance of the UK’s ‘big three’ consultants may have passed, creating opportunity for smaller providers
How We Run Our Money: Lancashire Pension Fund
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo asks Mike Jensen (pictured), CIO of the UK’s Lancashire Pension Fund, about the fund’s pooling venture and the need for better liability management in British local government pensions