All transparency articles – Page 4
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NewsFRC reworks stewardship definition in more demanding Code
New Stewardship Code sets the bar higher, reflecting changing expectations of investors and industry developments
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NewsIcelandic pension funds buck performance trend with gains
Pension Fund of Commerce generates 4.3% after overseas investments grow; Gildi adds 5.8% through domestic bonds performance
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EU sets out plan for investor sustainability disclosure rules
Agreement is political, with further technical work needed to finalise the drafting of the text
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UK regulator demands improvement on ‘misleading’ fee disclosure
Asset managers ‘generally do not disclose all associated costs and charges’ and could face further regulatory action
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MEPs stick with IORP II delegated acts in vote on sustainability proposal
Pension funds had pushed for provision for delegated acts to be removed from the proposal
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How AI could change manager selection at world’s biggest pension fund
Fund manager selection and accountability could be significantly improved, claims report from Sony CSL
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NewsLocal authority pensions seek independent cost monitor
LGPS Advisory Board tenders for third party to help oversee compliance with its influential disclosure code
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NewsTeething problems to delay transaction cost reporting for DC schemes
Managers still working on building internal technology necessary to record the required information
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UK politicians launch cost transparency inquiry
Work and Pensions Select Committee draws together its previous work and regulatory findings for new probe
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NewsFive more managers adopt cost code as LGPS pooling kicks off
Amundi, Pictet and Loomis Sayles among latest signatories pledging full fee disclosure
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FCA follows through with rules to boost asset manager competition
Fund managers must better account for value they deliver to investors
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Leading local government providers sign up to cost code
Aberdeen Standard, M&G among latest signatories; plus LGPS Central confirms fund launches
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Schroders backs DC ‘value for money’ cost tool
Independent trustee firm PTL will assess transaction costs and control processes in new Clear Funds model
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Cost campaigner calls for apology from UK asset management body
Dispute dates back to a 2016 press release dismissing ‘hidden fee’ claims as “the Loch Ness Monster of investments”
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NewsDanish pension funds back government plan for equity transparency
Pension funds will reveal equity portfolio allocations by geography, size and sector under new proposals
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Lord Turner dismisses regulation, transparency as route to lower charges
Former chair of influential Pensions Commission says only bulk default scheme will do
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Belgian regulator expecting better DC fees, performance disclosure
One third of DC plans did not disclose fees or performance in scheme documentation
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EU regulators to examine charges, performance transparency
Commission assigns mandate for large-scale study of retail investment products
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NewsAlternatives trade body develops cost disclosure for hedge funds
Standarised ratio intended to aid comparisons and monitoring of structural costs in alternative asset classes
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FCA to prep further consultation on transparency in asset management
Consultation to cover benchmarking, performance reporting and could include all-in fee
