RESEARCHERS have developed a method of forecasting mortality rates that incorporates unusual events such as a bird flu epidemic or extreme weather.

KEITH BRAY and Jim Tennant have joined AllenbridgeEPIC Investment Advisers as members of its investment panel.

Pension funds look at counterparty risk; Pension savers face big charges to redeem early; UK recession likely, says Bank of England

Companies and trustees are being too reactive in taking pension scheme buyout off the table as a result of market turbulence, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Lehman Brothers Pension Scheme has entered the Pension Protection Fund assessment period.

Alexander Forbes Financial Services has put together a free guide on investment diversification for pension scheme trustees and sponsoring employers.

UK - Trustees and employers are being "too reactive" by taking pension scheme buyout off the table as a result of the turbulent market conditions, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) warns.

GLOBAL - Russia's ruble and the Korean won slumped and borrowing costs for developing countries climbed to a five-year high as Argentina's planned seizure of pension funds stoked concern the nation faces its second default this decade.

A year on from the start of the credit crunch that saw many hedge funds and quant players go into meltdown, Giovanni Legorano examines how the quant approach is surviving

Professional Pensions and Friends Provident have teamed up to find out what changes you would make if you were running the Department for Work and Pensions.