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Rozanna Wozniak, investment research manager at the World Gold Council, looks at how gold offers a secure foundation for recovery strategies in the wake of the economic crisis

Unfunded pension promises made to past and present UK public sector workers now amount to £993bn, Towers Watson calculations reveal.

UK - Unfunded pension promises made to past and present UK public sector workers now amount to £993bn (US$1.5trn), Towers Watson calculations revealed.

It is impossible to say how long the 2% charge on National Employment Savings Trust contributions will last for, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority says.

CANADA - Mercer principal Michael Lewis provides his tips for picking the right currency manager.

CANADA - Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Marcus Turner, senior investment consultant at Towers Watson, at the Global Pensions Currency Management Forum in Toronto, about the basics of currency management.

Pension funds are natural buyers of infrastructure assets and funds but they are being presented with product which does not meet their specific needs, BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management says.

UK - Pension funds are natural buyers of infrastructure assets and funds but they are being presented with products which do not meet their specific needs, BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management said.

The UK's Debt Management Office realises there is strong demand from institutional investors for index linked and long dated gilt issues but is obliged to balance issuance with the unit's statutory obligation to ensure a transparent and predictable auction...

The International Accounting Standards board has confirmed it will no longer allow companies to use the corridor method in their accounting.