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Tag Archives: fund management
Fund managers -Norma Cohen is still watching!
The great British financial journalist Norma Cohen rarely publishes in the FT these days, when she does, it is to great effect. This week she published a quiet and thoughtful piece on the impact MIFID II is having on … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, David Pitt-Watson, economics, journalism, pensions
Tagged chris sier, financial advice, ft, fund charges, fund management, jo cumbo, Norma Cohen, pensions, Terry Smith
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The Care-taker
The Caretaker or janitor was a familiar figure in apartment blocks until recently. Their demise has coincided with the advent of outsourced facilities management. Listening to the National Association of Fire Door manufacturers calling this morning for a single accountable … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged CARE, Duty of Care, Fiduciary Management, fund management, governance, IGCs
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Why we have actively managed funds
The FCA’s Asset Market Study is written with certain corrective bias’ and it should not be taken as the last word on the active/passive debate. A central focus is on the allocation of savings, particularly long-term retirement savings, to active … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Active, adviser, Consumer, FCA, fund management, Funds, Passive, trustees
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Michael Johnson – 80% of fund management industry is redundant
Michael Johnson has responded to the FCA’s Asset Management Study for the Centre for Policy Studies. Here is his paper is in full. SUMMARY The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to be congratulated on its recent interim Asset Management Market Study. … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged 80%, Asset management, Centre for Policy Studies, CPS, FCA, fund management, Michael Johnsons, redundant
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Terry Smith – What I have learned from Fundsmith in the Past Five Years
Fundsmith is my favourite fund manager. Like Aberdeen (another favourite whose conference I’m going to today), it is an organisation with a strong purpose (moral and social). Terry Smith is an extraordinary man who’s views are always worth reading. He … Continue reading
Posted in investment, leadership, Management
Tagged fund management, Fundsmith, Investment, moral purpose, purpose, social purpose
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Why this carnage at the Investment Association?
I think I owe Daniel Godfrey an apology. I met him on a couple of occasions and he impressed upon me he was serious about transparency of cost and charges. I didn’t believe him- or at least I thought he … Continue reading
Knowing the “money” in “value for money”.
At last we may get to know what we really pay for the management of our funds so we can work out it it’s worth it. Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, annuity, investment, pensions, Pensions Regulator, risk
Tagged ABI, Business, call for evidence, calue, charges, costs, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, FCA, Financial services, fund management, Government, IA, Insurance, Transaction costs, transfers, Value for Money
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Cass calls on fund managers to be paid on results.
Dr Nick Motson of Cass Business School has issued another broadside at the funds industry who have been dilatory at best in responding to consumer pressure to better align its fees to the value it brings to consumers. … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged advice, Business, charges, costs, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Fees, fund management, Funds, IMA, Insurance, Justin, Pension new, pensions, Retirement, Transaction costs
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Predicting winners
I have given up getting angry at occasional racegoers who pick a string of winners based on the colour of jockey’s silks, name of horse etc… Continue reading
Tagged alpha, Argentina, Brazil, fund management, Paraguay, stochastic, Uraguay, World Cup, World Cup 2010
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