Active management

Passive outperforms over five years

Pension funds may be sitting on valuable claims if it can be proven that active management would have led to higher returns compared to a tracker fund, write Simon Bushell and Daniel Spendlove

Research finds passive funds are to increase in usage by 6% per annum at least until the end of the decade. James Phillips explores the reasons behind the increasing shift

After a disappointing 2016, last year proved to be a better year for active managers with 44% beating their benchmarks. Stephanie Baxter reports

Last year posed huge challenges for active investment as markets were driven by politics rather than economics. Stephanie Baxter looks at research showing a large fall in managers beating the benchmark

An LCP report shows current fund charging strategies do not serve schemes well. Helen Morrissey looks at the issue

Investors will eye up active and alternative strategies next year to help them cope with market volatility arising from economic and political forces, according to research.

Proposes all-in fee on funds

There has long been a debate about which investment strategy, whether active or passive, delivers the best value for money. Michael Klimes looks at how trustees can find the best strategy

The pensions and investment industry needs to be much more explicit about the objectives of active management, according to former Investment Association (IA) head Daniel Godfrey.