Fees & Costs – Page 9
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News
Alecta says ‘not unlikely’ markets will fall further in 2022, also hitting RE
Sweden’s largest pension fund suffers 12.7% H1 investment loss, but rising rates slash liabilities
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UK roundup: Private sector companies still provide DB pensions
Plus: Investor group calls on UK CEOs for action on mental health; Workplace pension members plan contribution reduction to cope with living cost
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UK firefighters win judicial review over pension costs
FBU issued formal pleadings to the high court, with other unions including Unite and GMB
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Opinion Pieces
The cost of high fees
Asset owners’ never-ending quest for better management fees is now at its peak.
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NewsUK roundup: Clear member options could reduce buyout DB costs by £100bn
Plus: Redington launches independent testing service for trustees
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CEM targets global reporting standard for institutional investors
Major pension investors like AustralianSuper, BTPS, PGGM are on board
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Higher fees equal lower returns for Swedish premium pension equity funds
Swedish Pensions Agency publishes report entitled ‘Is it worth choosing more expensive funds?’
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Bond investors can save up to 10bp on managers’ fees, says ClearGlass
‘Our advice to investors is: don’t accept the first or second offer, keep pushing and they will give you what you want,’ says Chris Sier
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NewsPensionsEurope backs ‘high added value’ withholding tax action at EU level
Umbrella association responds to European Commission consultation
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Greenland’s SISA shifts administration to Akademiker from AP Pension
SISA signs declaration of intent to move 41,000 pension plans, citing new core IT system as attraction
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NewsNew cost model floated to ensure longevity of manager ESG efforts
Frost Consulting questions the maintenance of P&L-funded ESG/stewardship programmes in a bear market
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NewsUK pensions industry urges regulators to focus on ‘more than just costs’
‘A transparent, consistent framework also needs to consider factors such as investment performance and quality of service,’ says LGIM
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NewsBoE warns of challenges from war in Ukraine
Depressed equities, costs from migration, supply chain disruption and high inflation are some of the issues with which pensions must grapple
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NewsPME sells MN stake to PMT for €1
PMT already had an interest of almost 80% in the pension provider
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NewsNorway scales back SWF spend as local economy blooms
Presenting revised 2022 budget, finance minister says petroleum revenue spending must shrink to avoid overheating economy
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News
ABP members demand transparency on sustainable investment policy
The pension fund’s current policy has been dismissed as ‘laughable’
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News
Private equity fees push PFZW asset management costs to 0.75%
Private equity managers accounted for two thirds of PFZW’s fee payments
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Infrastructure performance fees push up PGB asset management costs
But efficiencies of scale drove down admin costs per member by €21
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APG lacks IT staff for pension transition
The shortage in IT staff has already led APG to delay a number of IT projects
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€500m VAT windfall for Dutch pension funds in new DC system
Pension funds will get a VAT exemption because the switch to DC transfers investment risks away from pension funds to their members




