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Schemes set out opposition to opacity on fees

The vast majority of schemes find the lack of transprancy in fund management charges a major concern, according to the third part of schemeXpert.com’s investigation into pension scheme attitudes

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Schemes warn managers on investment fee add-ons

In the second part of schemeXpert.com’s fund management fee survey, we look at what additional charges schemes are willing to accept and how they evaluate them

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How to get value for money from investment fees

In the first instalment of a schemeXpert.com research project into pension fund attitudes to asset management fees, we look at getting value for money

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Pensions Trust saves £1m by renegotiating fund fees

The multi-employer charity plan reduced its fund management fees by 6.5% last year, and consultants claim other schemes could save up to 25% through renegotiating management charges

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USS offers members three options to limit tax bill

A multi-employer university pension scheme has offered its members three ways to limit the impact of the tax relief changes. Ian Smith analyses its offer

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Video: End of inflation uprating too late – NAPF

NAPF chairman Mark Hyde Harrison tells Ian Smith why an end to DB inflation protection would be welcome, but too late for many, and what schemes should focus on this year (5:09)

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Low volatility strategies attract schemes

Unigestion's Alexei Jourovski argues for a minimum-variance approach to equities to reduce the impact on schemes of macroeconomic events like the eurozone debt crisis, in this Investment Blueprint

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Five lessons for controlling cost from 2011

Owen Walker looks back over a year of schemeXpert.com reports to find the top five tips for controlling costs

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How to give your members a 20% lift at retirement

Retirement advisers claim members can increase their retirement income by an average of 20% through shopping around for the best deal. Ian Smith looks at how schemes can improve member understanding of annuity options 

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Schemes look for cheaper derivatives to reduce risk

In this edition of Investment Blueprint, LGIM's David Barber looks at the more exotic derivatives being used instead of interest rate swaps by schemes managing asset risks

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