A survey released this week found passive funds outperformed active funds by 4.7 per cent over the past five years, adding fuel to the fire of the active versus passive management debate.

The research conducted by specialist fiduciary manager Charles Stanley Pan Asset reported that over five years that could mean £3.8m of additional return a year for a corporate scheme of £500m.

Or it could mean a savings of £441m a year for the Local Government Pension Scheme. 

It is important to bear in the mind that CSPA does offer a passive fiduciary management service, but the findings are still relevant.

This comes after the government suggested local authority schemes move into a passive collective investment vehicle for their listed assets. It claimed this could save £420m a year for the LGPS.

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