With some experts asking whether we are witnessing a commodities bubble, Emma Oakman examines the factors driving commodities markets, including the recent surge in institutional demand

A recent decision by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals essentially resolved an ongoing dispute as to whether pre-Pension Protection Act cash balance plans violate the age discrimination provision of ERISA. Frances Phillips Taft explains

Lorant Porkolab outlines the whys and wherefores of risk sharing in occupational pension schemes, an approach offering a compromise between DB and DC

Rachel Alembakis looks at the challenges faced by Australia's super funds as they face up to the worst returns in 20 years

Despite being on the agenda of almost every pension fund and asset manager, there is a marked lack of consensus on SRI. Giovanni Legorano reports

LOCAL Government Pension Scheme ill-health regulations remain unclear, GMB says.

THE Scottish Public Pensions Agency has announced its revamped pensions administration system will go live on September 16.

THE government should introduce a class action system similar to the one in the United States, a report by the Civil Justice Council says.

THE government has made a U-turn over the qualifying earnings test for personal accounts, Standard Life says.

THE Pension Protection Fund has announced its chief executive Partha Dasgupta has resigned.