Closing a defined benefits scheme to future accrual is a simple way of derisking, but as Gill Wadsworth points out, it is far from a problem-free solution and not the only option worth considering

The move from defined benefit to defined contribution represents a huge transfer of responsibility from employer to employee, meaning member communication has never been more important, as Sebastian Cheek explains

First UK Bus scheme's group reward and pensions director John Chilman explains to Tom Selby how the ‘partially broken' scheme made its remarkable comeback, culminating in success at 2009's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards

Tom Selby talks to the Association of British Insurers' interim director-general Maggie Craig about auto‑enrolment, personal accounts, and the need for a cultural shift in the nation's attitude to saving

While a return to the highs of the market's peak still look a long way off, Linda McKay of Hymans Robertson sees reason to be positive on property

Professional Pensions senior correspondent Giovanni Legorano interviewed BT Pension Scheme pension director Kevin O'Boyle at the National Association of Pension Funds annual conference

With many managers looking to the corporate bond market as a source of income, Sebastian Cheek asks if credit has become the new equity?

Implemented consulting involves trustees partially delegating fund decisions to a third party. While it has become a hot topic, Christine Senior says schemes need to give it careful thought

Sebastian Cheek reports on how indices are built to contend with varying market conditions

Deborah Wilson of the Society of Pension Consultants discusses the importance of developing theories and practice of pensions reform in tandem