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Is Bigger Better?

This updated version of the paper by the Rotman School, shows substantial positive scale economies in pension funds, with the largest plans outperforming smaller ones by 43-50 basis points per year. Between a third and one half of these gains arise from cost savings related to internal management, where costs are at least three times […]
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Investment decision-makers at world’s largest funds to gather in Beijing

Dr Fan Gang, a member of the Chinese Government’s monetary policy committee, Professor Lasse Pedersen, member of the liquidity working group at the Reserve Bank, and Harvey Toor, chief risk officer of the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, are among the keynote presenters at conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com's inaugural symposium exclusively for investors. To access the program click here
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Life’s lessons can be applied to pension reform

The UK’s London Pension Fund Authority issued a green paper this week outlining the key ingredients needed to build a better scheme and its successful implementation by 2015. In all corners of the world building a better pension scheme is on the agenda. What then are some of the universal principles for success that all funds can adopt regardless of geography?
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Dutch fund refines fiduciary manager duties

The Dutch fund for the transport industry, Pensioenfonds Vervoer, sacked Goldman Sachs Asset Management as its fiduciary manager in June last year. It is now close to appointing a replacement. Chief investment officer, Patrick Groenendijk, spoke to top1000funds.com about what it wants from an outsourced fiduciary.
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