fund management

There are no boundaries to smaller schemes taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into consideration in their investment decisions says Mark Thompson.

Contrary to common belief, getting fund managers to take account of ESG factors is not necessarily out of bounds for smaller schemes. Michael Klimes finds out how trustees can do it.

The cost and size of pension deficits are increasing which has consequences for trustees, company directors and shareholders. Michael Klimes asks if investors are starting to worry.

Arno Kitts has joined the Pensions Insurance Corporation (PIC) as a non-executive board member and replaces Chris McKechnie who has returned to the US.

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.

Will UK pension schemes become the employer of choice for investment professionals in future? David Rowley looks at the Australian experience and asks whether the UK will go down a similar path.

'Asset management is a simple business but it's not an easy business'

Aegon has agreed to purchase BlackRock's defined contribution (DC) platform and administration arm, increasing its platform-based workplace savings business to £30bn.

The UK watchdog has discovered problems with how some asset managers market their funds after finding several actively managed products that in reality closely track benchmarks.

Savings made across the board