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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:36:23 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:33:49 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/ftfm/columnists(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c323f6a-d084-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c323f6a-d084-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlDavid Paterson at the NAPF says shareholders must make sure boards are held to account for pay policies, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:36:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/957fdd9c-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/957fdd9c-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUK 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 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:30:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/836b8948-c585-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/836b8948-c585-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlWe 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 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:55:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/860d2bb2-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/860d2bb2-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlAlthough many DC plan sponsors think the schemes represent a risk, to many are doing nothing about it, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:33:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4d68fcc-ba7e-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4d68fcc-ba7e-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.htmlIt would be good if the EU's draft directive were amended and costly mistakes were avoided, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:35:59 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e8b7c94-b4fa-11de-8b17-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e8b7c94-b4fa-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.htmlPada's belief-forming debate should be put in the public domain, it would help in the project to educate investors, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:55:48 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d951d89c-af89-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d951d89c-af89-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.htmlIf distributors really are blocking the way to providing investors with better, lower cost, products and services, regulators must act, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:42:46 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0d98220-a9f9-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0d98220-a9f9-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.htmlExpect 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.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:39:51 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e175ae96-a470-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e175ae96-a470-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe 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 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:52:08 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/84810d96-9eff-11de-8013-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84810d96-9eff-11de-8013-00144feabdc0.htmlUnbundling fee structures and making them transparent will reveal how much investors are paying for fund management, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:09:38 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c94d5cc-9979-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c94d5cc-9979-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.htmlShareholders appear to need more prodding, but making engagement mandatory may not the answer, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 6 Sep 2009 09:42:56 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f7f1718-8fd9-11de-bc59-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f7f1718-8fd9-11de-bc59-00144feabdc0.htmlSophia Grene examines what effect the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment have had so farSun, 23 Aug 2009 17:37:57 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e64a0b2-84d3-11de-9a64-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e64a0b2-84d3-11de-9a64-00144feabdc0.htmlRuth Sullivan examines the industry response to Lord Myners' proposals to give greater voting rights to long-term investors Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:12:11 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/60723bb6-7f4f-11de-85dc-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60723bb6-7f4f-11de-85dc-00144feabdc0.htmlSteve Johnson comments on the endless creativity and increasing obfuscation in the financial services industrySun, 2 Aug 2009 18:03:45 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/35e1d6a0-787d-11de-bb06-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=727d194a-bc36-11db-9cbc-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fftfm%2Fcolumnistshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35e1d6a0-787d-11de-bb06-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestors may be just as well-served by an old-fashioned investment trust as a modern multi-asset fund, writes Pauline Skypala Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:23:56 +0100