The truth is that the last decade has been a very disappointing time for pension funds investing in shares in the main western markets.

The recommendations of Lord Hutton may seem eminently sensible in a normal world, but the current parlous state of the public sector can hardly be regarded as normal.

Winning over 20-somethings sceptical about contributing to a pension will be the key to ensuring auto-enrolment succeeds, Steve Webb says.

Nearly two-thirds of scheme managers believe the government was right to kick early access proposals into the long grass.

Ole Beier Sørensen discusses the nationwide effort needed to encourage low-carbon investing

Longevity risk the financial risk caused by scheme members living longer than anticipated has received much press over the past few years, causing trustees and sponsors of defined benefit schemes to perceive it as an acute concern.

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Emerging market debt funds saw outflows in March but concerns over the strength of the developed world pushed investors back, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports.

The pensions love affair with equities dates back to an era that looks very different to today's pensions landscape.