Tag Archives: chris sier

For better pensions we need better buyers.

Posted on August 31, 2023 by henry tapper

Let’s be clear what this headline is saying and what it’s not saying. What it is saying. The headline, based on research by Chris Sier and Clearglass, tells us that UK pension funds are over-paying for investment management. That’s because … Continue reading →

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How pooling can deliver VFM – Chris Sier looks at Border to Coast.

Posted on June 3, 2023 by henry tapper

.This article first appeared in IPE and is written by AgeWage co-founder Dr Chris Sier. Chris sent it to me to remind a friend of mine, instrumental in setting up LGPS pools of what best practice looks like. Last week … Continue reading →

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Do we need a cost and charges test to work out value ?

Posted on March 19, 2023 by henry tapper

  This is a long and involved blog but it deals with an important subject in a timely way. One of the perceived unfairness’s of DC rather than DB pensions is that DB pensioners have all costs paid by the … Continue reading →

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ClearGlass calls a market distortion in fund management fees

Posted on April 4, 2022 by henry tapper

This article is from Dr Chris Sier, the Executive Chair of ClearGlass and co-founder of AgeWage. Collecting data on fund management costs and charges. ClearGlass collects client- and deal-specific cost data using the client-specific mechanism of the CTI templates. This … Continue reading →

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A Roadmap for Increasing Productive Finance Investment

Posted on January 12, 2022 by henry tapper

  A Roadmap for Increasing Productive Finance Investment We consider here the case for investment in less liquid assets and the current DC pension scheme landscape as set out in “A Roadmap for Increasing Productive Finance Investment”. We note first … Continue reading →

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Private markets – a jewel in the crown or fool’s gold?

Posted on September 29, 2021 by henry tapper

A key aim for DC trustees should be to consider how to ‘further improve’ long term future net risk adjusted returns and ‘member outcomes’ rather than just cutting costs. Getting more for members! @GuyOpperman @DWP @TPRgovuk @TheFCA @ThePLSA @bankofengland @henryhtapper … Continue reading →

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Will our pensions reform private equity or become its victim?

Posted on July 5, 2021 by henry tapper

Peter Harrison, Schroder’s CEO is making some important comments about investing in the stock market.  “Ultimately, we’ve got to grow the wealth of our customers. The move towards private assets is a reflection of the fact that that’s where the … Continue reading →

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Weaknesses in the DB purchasing model exposed

Posted on July 2, 2021 by henry tapper

Chris Sier and Ritesh Singhania have published research conducted by Clear Glass that shows  that UK DB pension plans waste billions on underperforming asset managers. The research, published in today’s FT, is concerning. Why are there such weak controls in … Continue reading →

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Top down or bottom up? How do we assess the value we are getting for our money?

Posted on May 11, 2021 by henry tapper

  Later this week, Britain gets its first ever conference focused entirely on value for money. I’ll be speaking on a panel with Chris Sier who runs ClearGlass (but also helped found AgeWage). Chris’ work looks at the money side … Continue reading →

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Value assessments – no answers without questions!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by henry tapper

Fund boards not changing tack on performance in value assessments despite backlash Fact not spin When it comes to performance reporting, investors want fact not spin. They want to be told facts about what they get out of an investment … Continue reading →

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