Fees & Costs – Page 36
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NewsThe great pension fees debate: No need to sensationalise
The fees debate is too important to be sensationalised, says Martin Steward.
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Asset managers could charge significant fees when buying bank loan books - Moody's
Ratings agency highlights attractiveness of loans for asset managers as banks deleverage.
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NewsUK parliamentarians step up pressure on defined contribution pension fees
NAPF gains wide support for code of conduct on fees, which MPs branded a 'drag' on returns.
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Call for fees re-think as hedge fund industry grows
Single-manager hedge funds growing while fund of funds numbers are in decline.
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High fees 'cancelling out' active management at Irish pension funds
Asset managers continue to charge fees based on level of assets under management, says LCP.
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NewsUK roundup: DC investment management fees, Gatemore, Teva
Pensions industry must be transparent on fees or risk 'irreparable damage' to auto-enrolment.
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NewsPension funds willing to pay 2/20 fees, but now more 'analytical' – survey
Survey shows 80% of institutionals grew or maintained hedge fund holdings in 2011.
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Hedge fund transparency can hurt returns, increase fees, study shows
Returns fall by 4% annually on average after hedge funds begin reporting.
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NewsDenmark's Danica Pension wins protracted legal battle over fees
Supreme Court says Danica may charge €6.40 per month to cover costs related to pension payments.
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Country Report
The Nordic Region: Fees under scrutiny
Rachel Fixsen assesses Danish pension funds’ transparency about costs and fees
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NewsNorway Pension Fund Global caps performance-related management fees
External managers will not receive more than €17.5m a year in bonus payments for individual mandates.
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NewsSwiss prosecution clears pension scheme employees in CHF6m fees case
Carl Helbling, Oscar Leutwyler did not commit any criminal offenses, says social ministry.
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NewsDownward pressure on fund management fees only seen in 'mass-market' products
Fees down for 'anything liability driven', says Standard Life Investments CEO Keith Skeoch.
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NewsPensions levy leads to lower management fees at Irish Life & Permanent
Impact of levy payment on in-house schemes compensated for by reduction in liabilities.
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NewsActuaries more 'competitive' with fees for smaller pension schemes
Survey examined 23 potential services offered by actuaries, including triennial valuations.
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NewsIrish TD calls for 50% tax on asset management fees
Tax proposed as alternative to pensions levy targeting those 'milking' industry.
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Super funds bemoan alternative fees
Australian superannuation funds believe many alternative asset managers’ fee structures are “grossly” excessive.
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Dutch and Australians bemoan 2/20 fees
Australian and Dutch pension funds believe many alternative asset managers’ fee structures are “grossly” excessive, says Australia’s Centre for Investor Education (CIE). Jamie Nemtsas, director, said the 2/20-style fee structure was a “common stress point” for attendees at the recent Superannuation and Pension Funds Summit on Dutch and Australian Cooperation and Alliance.
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Management fees rise 11% as markets recover, finds LCP survey
Consultancy says schemes should take increase seriously, despite improving financial markets.
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Special Report
Fees: Just rewards
Unfairness, high levels, perverse incentives: fees are always guaranteed to raise temperatures. Martin Steward considers some imaginative proposals for alignment of interests
