Defined Contribution

Jenny Blinch travels to Tokyo and finds the corporate DB pensions industry reeling under the effects of the credit crunch

Following the publication of a report on DC schemes around the world, State Street's Kanesh Lakhani highlights key findings and stresses the importance of participation and contribution rates

Friends Provident is set to launch a default fund for defined contribution pension schemes to diversify investment options and reduce risk.

PERSONAL accounts trustees will have to tailor the national pension savings scheme's default fund to maximise returns for members, Fidelity says.

Canadian pension funds were built to last and appear to be surviving the credit crisis. Elizabeth Pfeuti reports from Toronto on this and how increasing commitment to global assets and SRI will affect funds

Jenny Blinch explores the growing convergence between the institutional and retail markets and the impact of this on the asset management industry

BUSINESSES must work harder to improve the reputation of defined contribution schemes, the Confederation of British Industry and Mercer warned today.

As changes are introduced to improve Singapore and Hong Kong's mandatory pension systems, industry insiders are urging a more radical overhaul to deal with the countries' looming aging issues. Keren Holland reports from Singapore and Hong Kong

Global Pensions brought a panel of experts together to discuss the impact of climate change on investment decisions and institutional portfolios

Heather Dale canvasses manager opinion on how absolute returns should be defined, implementation and the key challenges of liquidity and transparency