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DENMARK - Pension manager ATP Group said it made a DKK4.3bn (US$825m) contribution in the first half of the year to cover the cost of increased life expectancy among Danes, three and a half times last year's provision.

Emma Cusworth examines how transition management has been impacted by the credit crunch and how the re-shaped industry aims to push forward

UK - Personal accounts will complement and not replace existing provision, chief executive of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority Tim Jones said.

Personal accounts will complement and not replace existing provision, Tim Jones says.

In a new monthly column , PERSONAL ACCOUNTS DELIVERY AUTHORITY chief executive TIM JONES looks at the latest issues surrounding the scheme and updates the industry on the progress made so far

The Hungarian pensions system has been on the sharp end of the recent economic downturn and it faces a tough situation ahead, as Dorothee Gnaedinger reports

Andrew Walters of Assured Fund explains how the solidification of US tax laws for life settlement funds has wrong-footed fund managers

Emma Dunkley looks at the impact the economic crisis is having on employee benefits

New Zealand's KiwiSaver scheme has been in operation for over two years, but recent cuts to contribution rates have threatened to damage the scheme, as Rachel Alembakis reports

With environmental issues increasingly affecting investment decisions, Will Oulton looks at how investment in this area is set to grow in the coming years