A debate on fund manager fees is likely to intensify following research suggesting some council pension funds are paying significantly more to asset managers than others.
A study commissioned by the Financial Times appeared to show a striking disparity between the fees paid by local authority pension funds, which manage some £180bn on behalf of 4.6m people. Though it said direct comparisons are difficult as fees can depend on the investment strategy, a striking example highlighted that one fund's charges were almost three times as much as another's, despite the funds' size, allocations and performance being roughly the same. The research, conducted by London consultancy Investor Data Services, showed the disparity in charges between the £2.68bn Devon s...
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