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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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

