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Alan Rubenstein, chief executive of the UK's Pension Protection Fund speaks to Jonathan Stapleton about the lifeboat fund's annual report and the risks it faces in the future

As 2009 winds down, it's refreshing to see pension funds beginning to put risk back on the table, tentative as they may be.

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the rising trend towards timber investment and the many routes investors can take

Professional Pensions, Global Pensions' sister title recently held its annual show in London. Pinsent Masons' partner Robin Ellison grilled pensions minister Angela Eagle on the implementation of personal accounts and automatic enrolment in the UK

Jonathan Stapleton spoke to UK's Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) pensions communication and policy manager Teresa Berkengoff about its pension quality mark, member communication and an innovative financial awareness programme it is launching for employees...

Caroline Allen looks at how strong emerging markets are driving interest from institutional investors

GLOBAL - The World Bank has raised US$130m from institutional investors, including some of the world's largest pension funds, through its green bond issuance.

The government and pensions minister Angela Eagle are adamant personal accounts will go ahead in their current form.

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds has called on the government to skew gilt issuance towards long-dated and index-linked gilts.

The National Association of Pension Funds has called on the government to skew gilt issuance towards long-dated and index-linked gilts.