Investment

Dr. Shlomo Benartzi looks at behavioural finance and highlights the psychological barriers to saving, using automatic enrolment to increase participation and how to use automatic saving increases effectively

With pensions deficits soaring among FTSE companies, Gill Wadsworth discusses the importance for trustees of making regular covenant assessments to ensure their sponsors can honour their funding commitments

In the first of a new series of bi-monthly interviews with scheme managers, ANDREW SHEEN speaks to West Midlands Pension Fund director of pensions Brian Bailey about how the credit crunch has accelerated changes in the £6.5bn fund's investment strategy...

Schemes planning to take advantage of rule changes governing the revaluation of deferred benefits do not have to consult members beforehand, a consultant says.

Proposed regulatory amendments will give The Pensions Regulator "more teeth" to deal with employers who do not consult members on schemes changes, a lawyer says.

BlackRock has launched a pooled alternatives fund for pension schemes, charities and other institutional investors.

SEI recieved commitments for £4.8bn in new global institutional assets from 35 new clients in 2008.

David Harris, managing director, TOR Financial Consulting Ltd and David John, senior fellow, The Heritage Foundation discuss the challenges facing America's new president as he gets to grips with the retirement system

Replicators were designed to produce cheap hedge fund beta. Emma Oakman finds out how they have fared through a difficult year

Massive market volatility has given investors a hair-raising ride over the past year and as yet there is no end in sight.