Investment

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.

Alex Beveridge talks to Trevor Matthews, CEO of Friends Provident, about how UK life companies are set to survive the economic slowdown, their push into the Middle East and the unsolved issue of means testing

Some 130/30 funds have failed to live up to expectation and as investors begin to look elsewhere for sources of alpha is the writing on the wall? Giovanni Legorano investigates

Steven Dignall talks to LogicaCMG chairman of trustees Simon Baynes about how one of the oldest defined contribution (DC) plans in the UK has evolved over the years

BT is to launch a corporate self-invested personal pension for its 20,000 employees currently enroled in its trust-based defined contribution plans.

Vanguard is set to launch a UK funds business in a bid to build a more integrated global asset management business.

Trustees and employers will be spared historical pensions challenges after the deputy pensions ombudsman ruled court time limits should also apply to his office.

THE National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has given its broad support to proposals which will help institutional investors on issues such as voting and the obligations of proxies.