Fee transparency

This week we want to know what was the most radical pensions policy introduced during the coalition government.

Multiple codes of conduct on charges and costs would be "horrendous" and make it harder to boost transparency says Margaret Snowdon.

It is "easy" and "profitable" for the fund management industry to ignore the problem of excessive hidden charges says David Pitt-Watson.

The chair of the Investment Association's (IA) advisory board on cost transparency Mark Fawcett has distanced himself from the trade body's controversial report on charges.

The Investment Association's (IA) report on hidden costs and charges has been blasted as "amateurish and totally misleading" in a damning attack from the industry.

The chair of the Investment Association's (IA) advisory board into cost transparency has hit back at criticism over the decision to keep its discussions confidential.

An eleven-strong industry group has been formed to help develop a fiduciary management performance standard.

Senior pension figures have been appointed to advise the Investment Association (IA) on a new disclosure code for investment costs.

With trustee boards required to manage costs effectively, should they consider removing fund managers who don't provide data on transaction charges? James Phillips reports.

There are more than 100 varieties of charges incurred in pension scheme investment according to research from the Transparency Task Force (TTF).