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Tackling ‘ownerless’ corporations
UK Treasury minister Lord Myners has once again raised the issue of ownerless corporations, but It may take regulation for the industry to take note, writes Pauline Skypala
Start understanding the product problem
We need innovation, but not if it endangers investors and only serves to further enrich fat cats. It is not clear whose job it is to police that effort, writes Pauline Skypala
Time to put some effort into DC
Although many DC plan sponsors think the schemes represent a risk, to many are doing nothing about it, writes Pauline Skypala
High hopes for alternatives redraft
It would be good if the EU’s draft directive were amended and costly mistakes were avoided, writes Pauline Skypala
Clear investment beliefs are crucial
Pada’s belief-forming debate should be put in the public domain, it would help in the project to educate investors, writes Pauline Skypala
Is it time to act on distribution?
If distributors really are blocking the way to providing investors with better, lower cost, products and services, regulators must act, writes Pauline Skypala
Hedge funds cashing in on Ucits
Expect a profusion of Ucits hedge funds in the near future and expect them to come with high charges. Pauline Skypala questions whether that is a wise approach.
Time needed to debate alternatives directive
The EU’s draft directive on alternative investment fund managers could yet become a coherent whole, if it were only given enough time, writes Steve Johnson
Unbundle charges for platform clarity
Unbundling fee structures and making them transparent will reveal how much investors are paying for fund management, writes Pauline Skypala
Shareholders not getting any more active
Shareholders appear to need more prodding, but making engagement mandatory may not the answer, writes Pauline Skypala
