Investment

The disconnect between the desire to be secure in retirement and setting up an achievable financial plan is still prevalent among workers, research suggests.

Battle lines are being drawn over the open market option as ministers are set to decide on reform this autumn.

Andrew Benton argues that dynamic asset allocation is a key part of protecting the purchasing power of investors' money

Joe Roseman on inflation peril

The Financial Services Authority has changed its handbook to ensure consumers continue to be protected in the "significantly changed pensions landscape" after 2012.

Schemes will find opportunities in actively managed inflation-linked bonds next year due to the differential between RPI and CPI-linked bond yields, an asset manager claims.

US firm Prudential Retirement has completed its first longevity reinsurance transaction with UK-based Rothesay Life.

New York Life Investments has launched the Guaranteed Interest Pension Account (GPA) to help corporate plans better manage their near-term liabilities.

UK - The standard of governance within the hedge fund industry is exposing schemes to high risks and needs significant improvements, the £30bn ($49bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme says.

The standard of governance within the hedge fund industry is exposing schemes to high risks and needs significant improvements, the £30bn Universities Superannuation Scheme says.