Case of Costs and Fees in Asset Management

This workshop has been organised by Accounting and Finance.

About the speaker

Our guest speaker is Professor Iain Clacher, Professor of Pensions and Finance, and Pro Dean for International at Leeds University Business School.

Professor Clacher is head of the University’s new Centre for Financial Technology and Innovation. He is recognised internationally as an expert on pensions and retirement savings, most notably on retirement decision-making, pension fund investment, infrastructure investing, sustainable pension systems, trustee governance, and fund management costs and fees. He is widely published in international journals, a key contributor to pension policy and practice and an expert advisor to a range of businesses, policy makers and organisations.

Abstract

"In this presentation, I will be discussing the evolution of an impact case study [Increasing transparency of costs and fees in asset management to improve pension fund performance] that was submitted to the last REF.

"Specifically, I will cover the evolution of the underpinning research, why it was selected as an impact case, and how to think about building an impact case for the next REF. As well as this, I will provide initial academic findings into the research that the impact case is generating and what comes next both in terms of publication and future impact."