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<h4 class="benefits-subheading"><span style="font-size: small;">Demonstrate Value for Money to Stakeholders</span></h4>
<p><span class="benefit-paragraph" style="font-size: small;"> Demonstrate to your Board and key stakeholders that your investment costs and staffing levels are reasonable. Clients often cite our benchmarking results in their annual reports. </span></p>
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<h4 class=" benefits-subheading"><span style="font-size: small;">Plan for Change and Growth</span></h4>
<p><span class="benefit-paragraph" style="font-size: small;"> How much will it cost and how many FTE will you need to move into a new asset class or implementation style? How will costs and FTE change as you grow? </span></p>
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<h4 class=" benefits-subheading"><span style="font-size: small;">Manage and Reduce Costs</span></h4>
<p><span class="benefit-paragraph" style="font-size: small;"> Many have successfully negotiated lower fees and costs with managers and custodians. Others have used our reports and research to migrate to a more effective cost structure by changing implementation styles. </span></p>
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<h4 class=" benefits-subheading"><span style="font-size: small;">Support for Changes to Investment Programs</span></h4>
<p><span class="benefit-paragraph" style="font-size: small;"> Our report provides external validation of what others are doing, which can be invaluable when trying to get buy in from your stakeholders to make changes to your investment programs. </span></p>
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<h4 class=" benefits-subheading"><span style="font-size: small;">Setting Performance Targets</span></h4>
<p><span class="benefit-paragraph" style="font-size: small;"> What is top quartile value added by asset class? Which asset classes are the most and least efficient? </span></p>
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