Any other business: The Pareto principle states that 80 per cent of effects come from 20 per cent of the causes. In management terms this means a fraction of your efforts could have disproportionate outcomes.
Data suggest schemes would rather fail conventionally than break from herd
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March 2, 2015
Fear of being alone in making a mistake is driving pension funds to knowingly follow ineffective manager recommendations from investment consultants, according to academics.
The Weekly Wrap: February 27 edition
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February 27, 2015
A round-up of this week's pensions stories from across the FT group, from a Tory MP joining calls for flat-rate tax relief on pensions, to funds' shortening patience with their asset managers.
'State your complaint'. Dealing with unhappy scheme members
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February 24, 2015
Any other business: Fancy a date with the pensions ombudsman? Thought not. Industry experts argue that a solid complaints procedure can save schemes time and money in the long term.
Merseyside uses FX rate benchmark to cut fees
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February 23, 2015
Merseyside Pension Fund has used foreign exchange rate benchmarking to hold its banks to account and secure cost reductions, as local authority schemes put increasing fee pressure on their investment counterparties.
The Weekly Wrap: February 20 edition
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February 20, 2015
A round-up of this week's pensions stories from across the FT group, from support for US pension fund Calpers reducing the number of its private equity fund managers, to a growing trend among schemes towards in-house investment management.