Kas Bank

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) final report on its asset management study has been dubbed a turning point for cost transparency, but some have warned its actions are lacking.

A governance tool to give defined benefit (DB) schemes a full overview of their administration and investment costs has been launched by KAS Bank.

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has introduced a new framework to measure investment performance and costs, and has awarded mandates to seven providers.

Stewart Bevan highlights the impact costs can have on scheme portfolios.

Michael Klimes looks at the latest proposal to bring transparency on asset manager costs.

Pat Sharman believes traditional custodians are not serving UK pension funds well and argues it could be time to shift towards the Dutch approach.

Pat Sharman has joined KAS Bank as director of pensions as the Dutch custody bank looks to expand its footprint in the UK pensions sector.

Schemes should insert a clause in manager searches to prevent them from imposing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), according to an expert on asset management fees.

Pension funds could be ditching responsible investing principles in their relentless hunt to get higher returns from their asset managers, Kas Bank warns.

Trustees are failing to assert themselves on crucial issues such as liability management and asset safety because of time pressures, Kas Bank warns.