Opinion
Global assets in motion
Analysis of the Willis Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study 2016 shows a troubled industry responding as best it can to situations it feels are out of its control.
Roger UrwinFebruary 4, 2016
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Do pension funds add value?
Asset owners, on average, add 15 basis points of value above their asset class benchmarks after fees, according to an extensive study by CEM Benchmarking. The survey, which measured 6,666 data points from a global set of defined benefit plans, and some sovereign wealth funds and buffer funds, from 1992-2013. Gross of investment fees, funds […]
Amanda WhiteJanuary 14, 2015
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OECD calls for policy solution to long term investing barriers
Governance of institutional investors and the lengthening investment chain causing bigger distances between assets’ beneficial owners and those involved in executing investment strategies was one of three practical issues raised by the OECD general secretary as a barrier to more investment in long-term investing financing. Speaking at the OECD Project on Institutional Investors and Long-term […]
Amanda WhiteJanuary 9, 2015
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Pension funds put pressure on G20 tax reform
Pension funds are becoming vocal ahead of the G20 leaders summit next week, reiterating the need for action over tax reform, and encouraging world leaders to consider financial reform that encourages long-term investing. The UK’s Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, which is a collaborative shareholder engagement group of 61 local authority pension funds with combined […]
Amanda WhiteNovember 12, 2014
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The meaning of fiduciary duty
The UK Law Commission has delivered its final report on how the law of fiduciary duties applies to investment intermediaries and an evaluation of whether the law works in the interests of the ultimate beneficiaries. The project was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Work and Pensions […]
Amanda WhiteJuly 2, 2014
Editorial
Back to the future: investors concerns in 2008 resonate today
This issue marks the 400th edition of conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com, which looks at the strategies and views of the world’s largest asset owners. So what were the concerns and opportunities of investors six years ago, and what are they now? Since its launch in 2008, the journalists at conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com have written more than 2,000 stories on […]
Amanda WhiteMay 16, 2014