Latest articles from John Simmonds

Turkeys don't vote for Christmas

John Simmonds

Too much of the pensions industry serves its own interests rather than those of its members, says CEM Benchmarking's John Simmonds. The problem, he argues, lies in the role of scale. But is bigger truly better when it comes to pensions?

Many schemes are still not engaging on costs

Better disclosure standards for investment costs are unlikely to spur a flood of terminated mandates, says CEM Benchmarking’s John Simmonds, but if used properly will make trustees better buyers of asset management services.

Cost disclosure is only valuable if you know how to use it

John Simmonds

Cost disclosure will give the industry the injection of transparency it has needed for years – but what to do with the new data? John Simmonds of CEM Benchmarking outlines a strategy for making sense of costs.