Transaction cost analysis (TCA) awareness is on the rise, with equity and bond investors increasingly recognising trading as a key area of leakage.

Investors are grappling with cost management challenges amid persistent inflation, heightened ESG requirements and regulatory burdens. To find out more, bfinance surveyed nearly 200 asset owners

The latest edition in bfinance’s biennial Investment Management Fees series. New analysis highlights areas where investors may be able to benefit from pricing trends, with ESG/Impact at the

A new study, featuring data from 120 wealth managers around the globe, identifies significant changes in investment capabilities, ESG integration and strategy.

More investors are launching a dedicated investment vehicle to house assets rather than investing in a wide range of pooled funds, separately managed accounts or ‘funds-of-one’. Find out more

Amid the escalating US/China trade war, no asset class has endured more collateral damage than Chinese equities. Yet active managers have delivered stronger results. This brief research note

Securitised credit is attracting heightened attention from investors in the ‘lower for even longer’ climate. Read about the latest developments and available investment strategies, including a

With a wave of pension and insurance investors entering real estate debt or infrastructure debt for the first time, three “DNA of a Manager Search” case studies provide practical insights into an

How can pension fund trustees provide effective governance on the subject of cost? Ensuring value for money is central to fulfilling fiduciary duty.

All investors experience significant – and often hidden – performance erosion as a result of routine FX trading, whether it’s carried out directly or via external parties. What’s the true cost,

In 2019, RPMI Railpen insourced the majority of factor investing strategies in its equity management programme. It is the latest milestone in a five-year journey towards understanding value for

The latest edition in bfinance’s biennial Investment Management Fees series. New analysis highlights areas where investors may be able to benefit from pricing trends, with ESG/Impact at the

“Paying alpha fees for beta performance” has become an investor bugbear. This has created a need to differentiate more carefully between outperformance derived from established risk factors and

Amid the trend towards outsourced investment models such as fiduciary management, outsourced CIO (“OCIO”) and implemented consulting, Coface has developed a different approach – one that lets

Private debt investors are increasingly turning towards US opportunities. Yet the structures used by managers can create substantial undisclosed leakage for clients.

Noting a rise in client demand for REITs, we explore some of the recent developments in this sector and highlight key implementation considerations.

Diversification is a very personal property. The definition of a good diversifier varies with each investor’s existing exposures, liquidity profile and risk tolerance, as well as the market

The latest edition in bfinance’s biennial Investment Management Fees series. New analysis highlights areas where investors may be able to benefit from pricing trends, with ESG/Impact at the

Commodity investment is back in the spotlight. This paper – part of the DNA of a Manager Search series – explores one pension fund’s hunt for an enhanced commodity overlay manager. We hope that

While the post-GFC phase was marked by diversification towards real assets, recent years have seen greater emphasis on diversification within real assets. How beneficial is this type of