Lothian Pension Fund: Taking the direct route

The Scottish scheme reveals how it reduced costs by investing directly in alternatives

Stephanie Baxter
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Stephanie Baxter speaks to Lothian Pension Fund - winner of Best Use of Alternatives Award at the Scheme of the Year Awards - about how it has reduced costs by investing directly in alternatives

Becoming less dependent on external fund and fund-of-fund managers can be a daunting prospect for most pension schemes. One scheme that has gone a long way to achieve this is the Lothian Pension Fu...

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