Latest articles from James Redgrave

Editorial: fees consultation welcome, but where's the regulator?

James Redgrave

The Investment Management Association and the TUC, Nest and B&CE; not natural bedfellows but all signatories to the NAPF’s new code on fee transparency.

Investment consultant survey: PW needs you

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Your views are wanted on investing in a low-growth environment.

Nest research shows logic of ESG approach

Funds with more stringent governance requirements for firms they invest in are less volatile, according to the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest).

Managers to combat European regulations

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UK liability-driven investment (LDI) specialists have backed a Europe-wide bid to roll back reforms aimed at increasing transparency in the derivatives markets.

PW analysis: the Queen’s speech

The government used Wednesday’s Queen’s speech to confirm its intention to pass legislation this year on two key areas of pension policy reform.

JLT takes fund management plunge

JLT has taken its first steps into institutional asset management with the launch of a diversified growth fund (DGF).

Paperwork burden causes 'ineffective' member communications

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The overload of paperwork trustees face means a third are unable to redress gaps in their knowledge and understanding.

Schemes to stump up for £300bn LDI reform

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A “worst-case scenario” of European regulatory reform will force the cost of liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies up by 45%.

Tesco poaches LGIM equities chief

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Tesco is building an in-house fund management team, beginning with Legal & General Investment Management’s (LGIM) Ian King, to manage its equity portfolio.

Schemes pile into mortgage-backed income assets

Schemes’ exposure to mortgage debt has increased dramatically this year as they move to replace banks as lenders for commercial property purchases.