Tag Archives: investment consultants
Banks, asset managers and regulators – turn the heat on LDI consultants.
To date, there has been a united front between asset managers and intermediaries over the LDI crisis. Both have been prepared to brave it out hoping that indignation with Trussnomics will protect them from criticism either from regulators above or … Continue reading
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Tagged fiduciary consultants, investment consultants, Peter Harrington, Schroders
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Why we should be proud to invest our savings in real assets!
My blog yesterday on USS attracted a lot of attention on social media and some interesting comment. This from Ros Altmann – a blog in its own right; Excellent piece Henry. There is insufficient differentiation in this DB debate … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, infrastucture, investment, pensions, Treasury
Tagged investment consultants, long-view, pension schemes, pensions, Ros Altmann, Royal Mail, USS, ]
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Why we can’t dissolve fund management like monasteries
If you had to pay for advice – would you pay for judgement or luck? Con Keating makes an important point in response to my blog, in denial and in disgust it is required by statute to retain an … Continue reading
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Tagged Asset management, Con Keating, DWP, FCA, fund managers, investment consultants, Michael Johnson
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Con Keating – Damage control
This blog is by Con Keating; Con Keating is head of research at Brighton Rock Group and a member of the steering committee of the financial econometrics research centre at the University of Warwick One of the favourite narratives of … Continue reading
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Tagged Con Keating, DB, de-risking, defined benefit, fire fighting, investment consultants, pensions
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Value for money from investment consultants
In this article I’m proposing that investment consultants are subject to the same degree of scrutiny as the other service suppliers to trustees. Investment consultants should be subject to a Value for Money assessment). This morning I will be hearing … Continue reading