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Two-thirds of Pensions Neglect FX Cost - Financial Times Article

by FX Transparency, LLC. | Best Practice

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…a minority of investors appear to want to know whether they are getting good
value, some industry groups suggest. FX Transparency, an analytics company, said
two-thirds of the 288 pension funds it recently surveyed in North America and
Europe “turn a blind eye” to the true cost of currency trades, without probing for a
more detailed breakdown of costs.

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Mission: To be our clients’ FX expert, helping to reduce execution costs, create operational efficiencies and support compliance requirements for FX best execution.

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